While Ponyville was enthralled with the spirit of Nightmare Night, Canterlot treated the holiday more as an afterthought. The city had been lightly decorated with a few lines of bunting and banners hung from a few buildings, but it was almost night and day when compared to Ponyville. None of the city’s inhabitants bothered to dress up as they believed that such an idea was mostly beneath them. Although the city itself was mostly standard, the Nightmare Night spirit was still alive inside the castle through many ponies, pegasus, and unicorns all sharing stories from their youth. None more so than those part of the royal guard as some members walked back to the castle after a night at the tavern.

“My sister and I were always told stories about some kind of great pumpkin that would rise out of the ground every Nightmare Night”, said Sharp Shot.

“And you believed it?”, asked Caesar.

“Well, when you’re only five years old, you tend to believe a lot of things”, replied Sharp Shot.

“I can vouch for that, as a child, I believed that our neighbors had actual ghosts hanging from their tree”, said Vincent. “Only for it to turn out their house had only been toilet papered.”

“Toilet papered? What does that mean?”, asked Thorn.

“It’s just when a couple of teens run around throwing toilet paper on ponies’ houses”, answered Sharp Shot. “I would know, because I was one of those teens.”

“What about you two”, said Vincent, looking at both Caesar and Thorn, “got any spooky memories you want to share?”

“Not really, I’ve never been a fan of the holiday, I’ve always been more focused on Hearth's Warming rather than Nightmare Night”, said Caesar.

“I don’t celebrate Nightmare Night either, my brother thinks it’s a pretty childish holiday”, added Thorn.

“I didn’t know you had a brother”, said Sharp Shot. Thorn appeared to be a little taken aback before he rubbed his shoulder.

“Yeah, that’s because we don’t really talk much”, he said.

“How come?”, asked Sharp Shot before receiving a jab to the side by Caesar, “…what?”

“Ever since I moved to Canterlot, we haven’t had the time to see each other”, answered Thorn. “He still sends me letters from home, but it’s not really the same.”

“Well, it’s nice to hear that you two are still in contact with one another”, said Caesar. He couldn’t imagine having all three of the Zawa brothers split up in different parts of Equestria.

Sharp Shot looked around, taking in the severe lack of theming Canterlot had. “You know, some days I wish I never moved away from Ponyville, and Nightmare Night is definitely one of those days”, he said.

“We wish the same thing everyday”, joked Vincent. He received light snickers from two out of his three friends.

“Har har, how hilarious. Tell me, Vinny, how’s that date with Raven coming along?”, retorted Sharp Shot. This time, Sharp Shot scored two laughs and an intense glare from Vincent.

“Oh yeah, as if you of all ponies is a lady’s man”, said Vincent.

“I know what I’m doing, I can actually talk to them”, replied Sharp Shot.

“Yeah right, you only know how to talk to a lady by making innuendos and staring at their tails”, added Vincent.

“For the last time. I. Was. Drunk!”, exclaimed Sharp Shot.

“How often are they like this?”, asked Thorn as he whispered to Caesar.

“Just enough to where you’ll get used to it”, said Caesar.

The two of them shared a light chortle as both Sharp Shot and Vincent continued to argue until they finally reached Canterlot castle. While they and a couple other guards had either left the place or were returning from a night filled with either spending time with family or drinking, some decided to remain inside the palace for the duration of the night. One of them had even walked out on to her balcony which overlooked the entirety of Canterlot as well as the scenery that surrounded the mountain the city was perched on.

Luna was rather unfamiliar with this holiday her people called “Nightmare Night”. She wasn’t entirely sure what the point of it was since it appeared to be no different than any other day, aside from the minimal amount of decorations all across the city. But what caught her attention the most were the insignias on the banners that hung from several buildings. They depicted a silhouette of an alicorn shrouded in darkness with the only contrast in color being its blue eyes. Luna sighed knowing full well what it symbolized; it pained to know that there was a holiday essentially meant to remind her about her past mistakes. Though that wasn’t the purpose of Nightmare Night, Luna was unable to shake these thoughts. She eventually became distracted as she heard the door to her chamber open.

“Finished raising the moon, Luna?”, asked Celestia as she walked towards her.

“Indeed, sister, just enjoying the view, is all”, replied Luna. “What brings thou’s visit?”

“Does thou need a reason to see her little sister?”, asked Celestia. Her joke received very little reaction from Luna. Nevertheless, Celestia’s attitude didn’t change.

“I was wondering if you would want to join me for a glass of tea in the garden”, said Celestia. “It would be a nice way to enjoy the evening.”

“Oh, yes, deer sister, I would quite enjoy that. I shall meet thou at the garden”, answered Luna who continued to overlook her kingdom.

Celestia smiled before leaving her sister in the lunar wing. Luna wasn’t only dealing with the confusion of Nightmare Night, but the guilt she felt for keeping a secret from her sister. It had been several months since she first heard about the kaijus and had since gained a large amount of knowledge about them; knowledge that she was forced to keep from the outside world, including Celestia. She could even remember Caesar’s response the last time she asked him.

“Until the world is ready to know”, Luna said to herself.

She kept this mentality all the way to the castle gardens where Celestia was waiting with the only other ponies being a couple of guards that stood near the entrance. Both sisters sat at a small table with a tray that contained two tea cups and an elegant teapot. Although the view was incredible, Luna barely noticed and stayed focused on her teacup that she mindlessly stirred with her magic. Celestia noticed the conflicted expression on her sister’s face, causing her to try and lighten her mood.

“It’s nice for the two of us to have a moment of peace and get away from all the duties of being a princess”, said Celestia.

“Oh, yes, indeed”, said Luna who went back to stirring.

“I do apologize for these moments being so infrequent. They’re incredibly difficult to plan when you have to raise the sun for an entire kingdom”, said Celestia. Despite Celestia’s attempt at humor, Luna kept a troubled look on her face, causing Celestia’s smile to form into a frown.

“Luna, are you alright?”, she asked. Luna was caught off guard as she suddenly dropped the spoon she was stirring her tea with.

“Huh, oh, I’m sorry, deer sister. I’ve been feeling rather tiresome lately”, said Luna.

“Are you coming down with a fever?”, asked Celestia.

“No, no, I’m perfectly fine”, reassured Luna as she looked over the railing, staring at the city below. Celestia followed her gaze down to the many buildings that surrounded the castle; more specifically, the bangers that hung from them and the emblems they contained.

“Are you thinking about the holiday?”, she asked.

“Y-Yes, it’s a rather odd event to be referred to as a holiday”, said Luna. Celestia chuckled at her sister’s response.

“I suppose it is a rather unique one”, she said.

“I’m more perplexed by this festive night, it appears no different than any other day of the year”, said Luna.

“Well, the ponies of Canterlot don’t do much for Nightmare Night. I’ll have to send you to Ponyville so you can get in the Nightmare Night spirit”, joked Celestia as she took a sip of her tea.

“What exactly is the purpose of Nightmare Night?”, asked Luna. Celestia almost choked on her tea because of her sister’s question.

“It’s…not very important”, Celestia replied, briskly. Luna merely shrugged and took a sip of her tea as she looked around the garden.

“It’s another tradition that I’m struggling to come to terms with”, she said. Celestia saw the downcasted eyes on her sister’s face; a pit was slowly forming in her stomach.

“I do hope that I haven’t been forcing anything on to you, Luna. I do want to repair our sisterhood”, said Celestia.

“Oh, no, deer sister, I’m more than willing to have a relationship with you again. However, my mind has been challenged recently”, said Luna.

“By what, Luna?”, asked Celestia, a look of worry starting to form on her face.

Luna knew why she was acting so odd, but she couldn’t tell her sister. Caesar’s words echoed through her mind, telling her what would happen if others found out about their secret. This secret had been eating her up inside to the point where she could barely withstand it. Each and every time she saw Celestia, she wanted to tell her the truth. Each and every time she walked past glass windows depicting Equestrian history, she hated to know that a major chunk of it had been forgotten. The true past of Equestria, a world inhabited by giant goliaths known as titans, ponies existing to merely treat them as gods. So much information that had to keep to herself; it was getting to a point where Luna was ready to crack.

“Celestia…”, she said, “…there’s something I need to tell you.”

“What is it?”, asked Celestia, starting to grow concerned. Luna took a deep breath, she didn’t know if what she was about to say was right or not, but she couldn’t suppress it any longer.

While both her and Celestia were having tea in the castle’s garden, a member of the royal guard had been galloping all across Canterlot castle trying to find them. He had gone to the throne room hoping they would both be there, he went to the lunar wing in hopes of finding the princess of the night, even trying the palace library. Fortunately, from fellow guard members, he had been told that both of the princesses were heading to the castle gardens, thus where he was heading to right now. He panted as he ran through the halls of the palace, almost hitting other guards as he rounded a corner; including a group of guards that had just got back from the tavern. He ran face first into Caesar and his friends before getting back up and continuing his sprint.

“Hey, watch it, Underwood!”, shouted Vincent as he stood back up.

“Sorry!”, cried Underwood as he galloped toward the entrance of the castle’s garden.

“What was that about?”, asked Thorn.

“Don’t know, there must be a ghost flying through the halls, right Caesar?”, said Sharp Shot before nudging his shoulder.

Despite Sharp Shot’s gesture, Caesar gave little to no reaction as he watched Underwood run past them. From the way he was acting and how fast he was running, something didn’t seem right. A certain thought entered Caesar’s mind for a brief moment, he could only pray it wasn’t that. Meanwhile, Underwood reached the gardens and caught sight of both of the princesses. He tried running up to them, but the two stationed guards already there kept him at bay.

“Celestia, your highness!”, he shouted, catching both of the princesses' attention.

“Whoa there, buster, they’d rather not be disturbed as of this moment”, one of the guards stated.

“Please, I have an urgent message to bring her!”, exclaimed Underwood.

“Thelonious, let him step forward”, said Celestia as she and Luna walked up to the three guards. The two stepped back and allowed Underwood to approach the princesses.

“Now then, what was it you wanted to tell us?”, asked Celestia.

“Your highness, I’ve received reports from Ponyville of an attack that’s in process”, said Underwood. Both Celestia, Luna, and even the guards standing by were shocked to hear it.

“An attack!?”, exclaimed Celestia, “by who?”

Underwood looked visibly disturbed as sweat started to form on his brow.

“I wish I knew, your majesty”, he said.

(Ponyville)

The two beasts stared each other down with no fear or sympathy, only rage and anger. On one side was a titan known for its extraordinary skill and intellect, the other was a titan that was beyond strength. Though they both had similar qualities such as several rows of fins along their backs, they were almost completely different personality wise. All except for a deep, brewing hatred that each of the spirits shared for one another. The citizens of Ponyville could only wait in dreadful anticipation for the conflict that would soon arise between Gojira and Junior. The entire town was their arena for the first titan quarrel ever since the final war. It was very lucky for them, and very unlucky for the rest.

Junior let out a roar of defiance before charging forward, his stomps causing the ground to shake. He leapt into the air, both pairs of claws extended as he latched on to Gojira, delivering several cuts and a strong bite on his shoulder. Gojira roared in pain before using his larger, muscular arms to grab hold of Junior. Using his full strength, Gojira tossed the smaller kaiju to the side, sending Junior tumbling down one of the streets before he landed on his feet.

Once Junior regained his footing, he charged forward again. Before he got close, however, Gojira swung his arm forward to deliver a sucker punch to Junior’s head, but the smaller kaiju managed to weave out of the way. He delivered a strong tail swipe on Gojira’s head, causing him to stumble. Seeing an opportunity, Junior leapt in the air once more and landed on Gojira’s back, sinking his claws deep within his skin. Gojira roared in shock as he swung his body around in an attempt to knock Junior off. Eventually, Gojira managed to grab Junior by the neck before throwing him overhead and slamming him into the ground.

Junior let out a painful grunt as he felt the air leave his lungs. Gojira raised his foot and was about to crush the smaller kaiju’s skull. Unfortunately for him, he failed to notice Junior’s spines flashing until after his eyes emitted a green light. Junior fired his power breath right at Gojira’s chest, causing him to lose his balance and take a step back. The blast itself wasn’t strong enough to deal any major damage to Gojira, but it did manage to cause several plumes of smoke to emit from his chest which blinded him. He managed to regain vision, only after Junior lunged forward and bit down on Gojira’s arm.

As the battle commenced, the mane six, Spike, Lisa and the two brothers watched in awe. While everyone else in Ponyville watched a duel between monsters of unknown origin, they all saw it differently. Rodan and Anguirus were witnessing their own brother risk his life to save their home as well as the secret they kept anonymous for so many years be revealed to the world. Everyone else saw one of their friends, for some one of their closest friends, transform before their very eyes into an unrecognizable behemoth. But nevertheless, no matter the outcome of their thoughts, they all shared a similar basis.

“T-That’s Gojira?!”, exclaimed Twilight, incredulously.

“The one and only”, said Rodan.

“How…How i-is that even possible?”, asked Rarity.

“It’s because Gojira is a vessel for his kaiju spirit”, said Anguirus. For once, everyone diverted their attention away from the fight happening outside.

“He’s a what?”, asked Applejack.

“Aang!”, shouted Rodan in an angered tone.

“Well there’s no point in keeping it a secret, Rodan!”, Anguirus shouted back.

“Keeping what a secret?”, asked Pinkie Pie. The two brothers stopped arguing to stare at everyone. The only one that wasn’t paying attention was Spike who continued to look outside. Everyone else wore looks of confusion and, in the case of one pegasus, anger.

“It’s…”, started Anguirus, “…well, it’s hard to explain-”

“Is it?”, asked Rainbow Dash as she stepped forward. “Because I have had several suspicions ever since I first met you boys.”

“Look, I know you all have a few questions”, said Rodan as he stood in front of his younger brother.

“Oh yeah, just a few! For example, what the hay is outside!?”, exclaimed Rainbow Dash as she nearly got in Rodan’s face if it wasn’t for Applejack holding her back.

“Calm down, Rainbow, let them explain”, said Applejack. The only noise to be heard were the sounds of battle happening outside Sugarcube Corner. Rodan and Anguirus looked at everyone who, a few minutes ago, were once close friends. Now they all stared at the two of them with confusion and fear. The two brothers stared at one another before letting out a defeated sigh.

“Alright, here’s the thing…we…aren’t normal ponies”, said Anguirus.

“We’re actually vessels for the spirits of ancient creatures that once inhabited Equestria millions of years ago called kaiju”, said Rodan.

“We were given these spirits because our friend Caesar once saw a vision that showed the kaiju returning to Equestria to reclaim their world in an event called the darkest day”, added Anguirus.

“And with the kaiju spirits, we’re given increased physical strength and other powers including-”, the sound of a monstrous roar interrupted Rodan as it shook the bakery, “…that.”

“Caesar wanted us to keep it secret since he feared that it would cause a mass panic”, said Anguirus. “But, I guess that didn’t really work now, did it?”

Everyone else stared at them as if they were possessed. The silence was almost as deafening as the two giant monsters fighting each other outside. That was until one of them finally broke the silence.

“You see, I knew it!”, exclaimed Rainbow Dash in pride as she tried to flex her wings, only to cringe in pain when she attempted to move them.

“So, wait…ya’ mean this whole time we’ve been friends with those…things?”, asked Applejack as she pointed outside to the kaiju battle.

“…awesome”, Spike said absentmindedly as he was too distracted by the monster fight to notice what the others were talking about.

“I know it looks bad, but we genuinely didn’t mean any harm to any of you”, said Anguirus. He noticed Fluttershy standing to the side who still appeared visibly shaking. Anguirus attempted to approach her, but the rose mane pegasus almost instinctively took a couple of steps back.

“Y-You’re a…monster?”, stuttered Fluttershy. Her response wasn’t out of hate but out of pure fear. It was almost soul crushing for the youngest Zawa brother. He wasn’t the only one facing some form of heartbreak either.

“For how long have you been like this?”, asked Pinkie Pie.

“As far as I know, our whole lives”, answered Rodan. That answer didn’t sit well for some members of the group.

“All of it?”, asked Lisa. Rodan could barely stare her in the eyes, instead he kept his head hung low in shame.

“So then, if that’s Gojira, then who’s the other monster?”, asked Rarity.

“Is it some friend of yours that you never told us about”, accused Rainbow Dash.

“No, we don’t know who that is. We didn’t even know there were other vessels”, said Anguirus.

“And how do we know you’re not lying?”, asked Rainbow Dash.

“Because you can-”

“Trust you?”, asked Rainbow Dash.

The two brothers said nothing, they could barely hold their heads in shame. Even Rodan, someone who was quick to fire back at someone like Rainbow Dash, couldn’t say anything of value. They had been untruthful ever since they first came to Ponyville. The brothers had gotten so used to this seemingly normal lifestyle that they never once thought of the consequences that would rise once their secret got out. The only one of the three that was cautious with their interactions with others was Gojira, who Rodan chastised for being so reclusive. Their thoughts were inevitably interrupted by the sound of a loud crash from the battle outside.

“Wow”, said Spike, catching everyone’s attention.

“Look, we can question them more later, but can we please have our full attention to what’s going on outside?”, asked Twilight before pointing to the window.

“But what can we even do, our magic doesn’t affect them”, said Rarity.

“Gojira said to stay here where it’s safe”, said Anguirus.

“Was that before or after he left and turned into one of those…”, said Applejack, struggling to come up with the word.

“Kaiju”, answered Rodan.

“Yeah that, and I don’t know about any of y’all, but my family’s still out there in danger, and I’m not gonna stand here and do nothing about it!”, exclaimed Applejack as she tried making her way to the exit.

“Whoa, you can’t go out there!”, said Pinkie Pie. “You’ll be flattened like a pancake!”

“I don’t care, I’m gonna find my family”, said Applejack. She was about to open the door until she felt someone pull on her shoulder. She pushed them back with a hard shove and turned to see who it was. She was met with the worried look of Anguirus.

“…AJ”, he said. Applejack only looked at him for a brief second before turning back around. She still held some manner of resentment towards the brothers, no matter how hurt she looked. With a deep breath, Applejack opened the door and ran outside.

“S-She’ll be fine…right?”, asked Fluttershy. The sound of another explosion and a plume of smoke said otherwise. Everyone started to worry about the fate of their friend, none more so than Anguirus as he saw a plume of smoke billow into the air.

“We have to go and get Applejack before she gets hurt”, said Twilight.

“No way, it’s far too dangerous out there”, said Rodan.

“Yeah right, because being stuck in a building with two monsters is perfectly safe”, retorted Rainbow Dash. Rodan had to resist the urge to growl.

“I know you’re all upset, but that doesn’t matter right now. What’s more important is that no one leaves the bakery until Gojira comes back”, said Rodan as he tried turning to his brother, “isn’t that right, Aang…Aang?”

What Rodan saw caused his eyes to widen. Anguirus was gone, the only lead being to where he went was the front door to Sugarcube Corner being wide open.

Meanwhile, back outside, Gojira and Junior continued their fight over territory with Junior dodging another one of Gojira’s attacks by using his superior agility. With his sharp claws, Junior left a nasty swipe on Gojira’s thigh, even managing to draw some blood. Unfortunately for him, this angered the larger foe. Gojira, using his powerful jaws, bit down on the tip of Junior’s tail. Junior roared in shock as he felt his entire body be forced back as Gojira threw him overhead. He landed on top of a nearby building which crumbled under his weight and left him in a pile of rubble. It had been like this for a majority of the fight with both sides gaining the upper hand. The only difference being that unlike Junior, Gojira had a co-pilot that was actually useful.

‘Careful where you throw him, it’s best to mitigate collateral damage.’

Gojira grunted as a plume of smoke exited his nostrils.

“I don’t care how many buildings get trampled, I’m gonna tear that stupid lizard limb from limb if I have to”, he said.

Gojira froze in place for a moment once he realized what he had just said.

“Where the hay did that come from?”, he said, while caught off guard.

‘It’s the effects of merging, you’re becoming more aggressive with each passing minute. We’ll have to speed things up if we want to avoid any permanent damage.’

Throughout this, however, Gojira had lost focus on the fight he was having until his opponent blasted him in the face. Gojira felt the heat from Junior’s power breath before Junior himself pounced on him once more, digging his claws deep into Gojira’s flesh. He attempted to bite down on his shoulder, but Gojira reacted first by head butting Junior, knocking him off in the process. Before Junior could react in time, Gojira swung his tail and smacked Junior in the face, sending the creature falling on his back; his fins digging deep trenches into the ground.

Gojira’s entire body was riddled in scratches and cuts, but he refused to let that distract him as he approached the down kaiju. Junior managed to claw his way back on to his feet as he stared back at the much larger creature. A growl emitted from his lips along with trails of smoke. While Junior himself had never met this creature, Juvenile knew him all too well. It was a creature that filled him with such distaste and anger that the mere sight of him brought dozens of awful memories from a past life. Almost instinctively, Junior opened his mouth, but not to spit green fire.

“Funny seeing you here…Alpha.”

To the residents of Ponyville, it was just a couple of grunts, growls, and whistles. But to Gojira, it was fluent English. So much so, that he was taken aback by the sudden language and stood motionless for a few seconds, more than enough time for Junior to charge up his attack. With a mighty blast, Gojira’s entire field of vision was shrouded in fire as the power breath made contact with his chest. Junior aimed the beam down to the nearby buildings, causing them to explode in a fury of fire and charred wood. Smoke billowed all around Gojira, clouding his vision. Eventually the smoke dissipated to the point where he could see again. But what Gojira immediately first noticed was the absence of a certain giant lizard.

‘That bastard, always choosing to run and hide!’

“I…I heard him speak”, said Gojira, “…and…I understood him.”

‘Ancient titan language, only kaiju are capable of speaking and understanding it.’

“I didn’t know that”, said Gojira.

‘I’ll tell you more about it another time, but right now our opponent is on the run.’

Gojira looked all around himself, expecting to see at least a couple of sharp fins poking out over the sides of the houses. But surprisingly, he found nothing.

“Where the hay did he go?”, he asked.

‘Juvenile knows he can’t beat you through pure strength, so he’s creating distance between you and him so he can rethink his strategy.’

“So what are we gonna do, play along with his game of hide and seek?”, asked Gojira.

‘Simple, stay focused and track his movements . Remember, as Alpha you know where every kaiju’s position is, even if they're across the globe.’

Gojira knew what he meant as he replied with a soft growl before closing his eyes. He started to open his mind to his surroundings in an attempt to find and track down his opponent. Surprisingly, despite only using his omniscience a couple of times, the process was much faster than any previous attempt. Not only that, but he managed to almost instantly recognize the energy signal from Junior and knew exactly where he was. But what confused him the most was where exactly his opponent was as it caught him completely by surprise. He stomped around one of the nearby buildings in hopes of finding any leads on why exactly Junior had a negative y-axis. He didn’t have to look far as the first thing he noticed was a massive hole that was dug into the ground.

“Oh shit”, said Gojira.

Meanwhile, all across Ponyville, civilians continued to panic. Wherever the kaiju were, destruction would follow which would be joined by a choir of screaming ponies. Many townspeople attempted to hide in one of the many buildings and pray that neither of the monsters would come close to them. Thankfully, most of the fighting had taken place on the southwest part of Ponyville; not only that, but the violent battle seemed to have entered an intermission as the action began to die down. Nevertheless, everyone was still on high alert and waited in anticipation for the inevitable sounds of thunder. Such as Granny Smith and the group of colts and fillies she was meant to chaperone in what was meant to be a normal Nightmare Night. They had found a hiding spot in an alleyway where they could just barely make out the head of the larger monster.

“Are we safe, Granny?”, whispered Applebloom.

“I think so, younging”, replied Granny Smith, even though she wasn’t entirely sure.

“What even are those things?”, asked Applebloom.

“I don’t know, but I just hope they don’t come over here. Those have got to be some of the creepiest creatures I’ve ever seen”, said Sweetie Belle as she lightly shivered.

“Pfft, big deal, they aren’t that scary”, said Scootaloo, trying to sound tough. However, that didn’t last as the sound of the larger monster’s roar caused all the children to scream in terror.

“We’re all gonna die!”, shouted one of the fillies as she clutched her legs.

“Now, now, settle down everypony”, said Granny Smith in her calm voice which went pretty much completely unheard.

“I SAID SETTLE!”

That caught their attention as the children immediately stopped screaming and all looked at her.

“Now then, the last thing we wanna be doing is running around like a bunch of headless chickens”, said Granny Smith. Unfortunately, that might’ve been the wrong simile to use.

“…headless”, said a colt, fearfully.

The screaming started back up again, much to the dismay of Granny Smith. Fortunately, however, the noise they created did manage to attract attention, specifically from a pony who had been running by. Applebloom managed to catch a glimpse of who they were, and it took less than a second for a large smile to form on her face.

“Applejack!”, she called out, catching everyone’s attention, including Applejacks.

“Applebloom! Granny!”, replied Applejack before she ran up to them. “Are ya’ both alright, is anypony hurt?”

“Oh, we’re all fine, just a lil’ shaken up is all”, said Granny Smith.

“What are those things, AJ?”, asked Applebloom.

“I’m not entirely sure, but that doesn’t matter right now”, said Applejack. “What’s more important is getting you, Granny, and all these kids to safe-”

Applejack was interrupted once she felt something beneath her hooves. Her confused expression began to spread to everyone else as they too felt something. The ground began to shake, causing the nearby buildings to sprinkle dust on the children, Granny, and Applejack. After a short while, the shaking eventually started to grow in intensity to the point where ponies were starting to bounce on the ground. The children began to give off sounds of concern and frightful screams. But soon, Applejack saw something that caused her inner alarm to go haywire; the ground at the end of the alleyway started to crack and crumble.

“Look out!”, she cried.

Several fillies and colts moved out of the way just in time as a massive clawed hand burst out from beneath the ground and grabbed on to the nearby building. Soon, another massive clawed hand pierced the ground before being followed by an entire reptilian body. Junior’s fins cut deep into the ground and buildings, causing debris and dirt to be sent everywhere. Applejack ended up having to rally all the kids in order to avoid them being crushed by the giant lizard. She even managed to grab hold of Granny Smith, right as a massive piece of roof almost crushed her. However, throughout all the commotion, one filly had been left behind.

The cloud of dust completely blinded Applebloom as she struggled to see through the dark fog. She tried calling out to her sister and grandmother, but dust filled her lungs causing her to cough violently. After a while, the dust settled enough to where Applebloom could see again. But the first thing she saw made her wish she was back in the dust cloud. Junior stared at the yellow filly with his red eyes, almost studying her as she slowly backed away. Unfortunately, this didn’t last long as Junior let loose a thunderous roar, causing a scream to emit from Applebloom’s lips; a scream that didn’t go unheard.

“Applebloom!”, cried Applejack as she tried rushing toward her little sister. But Junior proved to be faster as he opened his jaws and prepared to bite down on the young filly who covered her eyes and braced herself. Fortunately for the two apple sisters, another pony proved to be faster.

Applebloom found herself pulled back by her tail right before Junior could clamp his jaws shut, instead only biting down against the earth. The pony that carried Applebloom quickly ran away from the creature, dodging another one of its claw swipes in the process. Junior let loose a furious roar and was about to chase after the stallion, but found itself being dragged back by its own tail instead. Junior’s roar not only gathered attention from other ponies but also his opponent as Gojira threw Junior overhead and slammed him into the ground, leaving a deep crater. Throughout all of this, Applebloom held her eyes shut until she felt herself be gently placed on the ground. She at first expected to see Applejack to be the one that had saved her, but instead-

“Are you alright”, asked a male voice that the young filly instantly recognized.

“Anguirus?”, she asked before looking up at him. Anguirus gave her a small smile in response.

“Applebloom!”, shouted Applejack. Before Applebloom knew it, she was pulled into a tight embrace as Applejack held her little sister. “Are ya’ alright, that thing didn’t hurt you, did it?”

“I’m fine, Applejack, all thanks to Aang!”, exclaimed Applebloom. Applejack looked up at Anguirus who didn’t bother looking at her, either because he was distracted by the two beasts battling each other or he was still feeling heavy amounts of shame. Applejack didn’t know what to say as her own thoughts were now battling each other.

“Applejack!”, shouted two voices. Applejack turned to see both Twilight and Rainbow Dash running up to them.

“Are you alright, Applejack?”, asked Twilight.

“Yeah…I’m fine”, she replied, still confused by the events that had transpired.

“And what is he doing here?”, asked Rainbow Dash as she pointed at Anguirus. Anguirus’ ear twitched but he still pretended to not notice.

“Y’all missed it, I was face ta’ face with one of the those giant monsters and then right as it was ‘bout to eat me, Aang came in a saved my life!”, exclaimed Applebloom. This shocked both Twilight and Rainbow Dash as they looked at each other and then at Anguirus. Though they couldn’t see him, Anguirus’ eyes were wide open as he heard them.

“Y-Yeah…well…that’s cool”, muttered Rainbow Dash.

“Applebloom, I need ya’ to guide Granny Smith and all them fillies and colts back to Sweet Apple Acres where it’s safe”, said Applejack.

“But what about you?”, asked Applebloom.

“Your sister has to stay and help us make sure nopony else gets hurt”, said Twilight.

“But don’t cha’ worry, there ain’t nothing your big sis can’t handle”, said Applejack as she flashed a smile which spread to Applebloom.

“Alright, Applejack!”, exclaimed Applebloom before she pulled on the hoof of Granny Smith. Once the group was gone, Applejack put on a more serious expression.

“Now then, what in tarnation are y’all doing here?”, she asked.

“What, you expect us not to chase after you in what is essentially a warzone?”, asked Rainbow Dash.

“What she means, Applejack, is that we need you back at Sugarcube Corner so that way we can formulate a plan on how to get rid of that monster”, said Twilight.

“We don’t need to”, said Anguirus as he turned to face them, “Gojira will take care of it.”

“Oh, don’t you even start”, retorted Rainbow Dash.

“I mean it, there’s nothing we can do other than stay safe and let Gojira take care of things”, replied Anguirus.

“But what if he can’t?”, asked Applejack.

Anguirus glanced back at his brother and the beast. If he was being honest, he wasn’t entirely sure if Gojira would be able to handle the monster for much longer, considering the fact that this was his first time merging with his kaiju spirit. But from the amount of confidence Gojira had when he left and from how the battle was playing, he’d say things were going pretty steady.

“From the looks of things, I’d say he’s got it”, he said. Twilight, Applejack, and especially Rainbow Dash were still skeptical about whether or not Anguirus was right, but a roar from the distance meant that they had to get moving back to Sugarcube Corner.

“We can talk later, let’s just regroup and think of something”, said Twilight as she led the four of them away. Anguirus trailed behind, he continued to stare back at his older brother until they rounded a corner and he disappeared from view.

Gojira didn’t want to admit it, but he was starting to struggle. His movements were slow and easy to dodge and he was being consistently outflanked by the smaller and faster kaiju in Junior. Although his superior endurance meant that he could tank any of Junior’s attacks, even his power breath, his slow pace meant that he didn’t get many opportunities to deliver his own attacks. Nevertheless, the attacks he did land were devastating as Junior found himself on the receiving end in terms of brute strength.

The smaller kaiju was once more thrown before landing in the streets of Ponyville with a mighty thud that shook the surrounding buildings. Gojira roared as he stomped towards him, but as he approached, Junior swung his tail and slapped Gojira in the face with it. The strike wasn’t enough to knock Gojira over, but it did give Junior enough time to stand back up and regain some distance between them. Gojira managed to quickly regain his composure and attempted to charge at Junior again. He collided with the smaller kaiju and used his superior grip strength to out shove and overpower Junior who desperately tried to push back.

In retaliation, Junior began to charge up his power breath and was preparing to fire it point blank at Gojira. Unfortunately for him, Gojira noticed and stomped his foot on Junior’s tail, causing a painful roar and a puff of smoke to emit from his mouth. Gojira knocked Junior to the ground and attempted to stomp on his chest. However, Junior used his long tail to wrap around Gojira’s leg and cause the larger kaiju to lose balance, knocking him to the ground. The noise that emitted from the impact was comparable to a dozen shotguns going off at once. As Gojira attempted to stand up, he was immediately bombarded by his opponent who delivered a bite on his neck. Junior’s strong jaws managed to pierce Gojira’s skin, causing traces of blood to seep from the puncture wounds.

However, in doing so, Junior had forgotten about making distance between them. Gojira used his forearms to pry Junior off of him before delivering a powerful punch to Junior’s skull. The impact caused Junior to back away, but Gojira stayed close and delivered a strong right hook with enough force to disorient Junior. He tried following with another strike to the head, but Junior proved to be faster and narrowly avoided the blow by sidestepping. Afterwards, with his claws fully drawn, he delivered a strong swipe to Gojira’s thigh, leaving a nasty gash that immediately began to bleed. Gojira roared in anger and turned to try and bite down on Junior, but the smaller kaiju managed to leap into the air before landing on Gojira.

With another mighty leap, Junior pushed off of Gojira, forcing the larger kaiju to stumble and almost fall to the ground. When Gojira managed to regain his footing, he felt another blast of Junior’s power breath strike him in the back of the head. Gojira let loose a thunderous roar and turned to see Junior standing on a building before firing another blast of his breath. Once more, the attack wasn’t too painful for Gojira, but it would constantly obscure his vision which gave Junior the chance to retreat; as he did. Gojira managed to catch a glimpse of Junior leaping from building to building. Gojira roared as he began to give chase by stomping through the streets of Ponyville.

‘He knows he got too close and is now trying to give himself time to heal his wounds.’

“That son of a bitch is too much of a coward to face me like a man”, said Gojira, though it came out as more grunting and growling to the outside world.

‘While I would be against using profanity to describe my kind, for this particular instance, I fully agree.’

“Once I get my claws on him, I’m gonna force that stupid mouth of his open and show him what true firepower is!”, exclaimed Gojira. He felt a burning sensation in his stomach which caused his dorsal plates to flicker bright blue. However, the feeling was quickly extinguished by an even stronger sensation.

‘Although I would be all for it, the atomic breath must be used sparingly and at a weakened level or else we could experience unprecedented damage.’

“Isn’t that what g-cells are for, torepair unprecedented damage?”, asked Gojira.

‘G-cells repair artificial damage, such as atoms and body tissue. However, they can’t repair any major damage done to the soul. I’m already beginning to feel our souls begin to combine into one and using abilities such as the atomic breath could potentially quicken the process.’

Gojira let out a grunt, he’d been feeling the effects too. He noticed how he had been growing more and more aggressive the longer the fight went on.

“What do you suppose we do?”, he asked. Alpha’s response was simple, yet effective.

‘The next time you see him…don’t hold back.’

Though no one was around to witness it, a tiny smirk managed to creep its way on to Gojira’s lips.

Meanwhile, back at Sugarcube Corner, everyone who hadn’t left to search for Applejack were now waiting anxiously for their return. None more so than Rodan knowing full well that both of his brothers were out there. He could hardly look at the others, especially Lisa who would sometimes look in his direction, only to quickly look away once she thought Rodan noticed her. To be honest, Rodan couldn’t really blame her. They had both known each other for several years before this and never once did Lisa think there was anything off about him. But now, when they both felt they were more than just friends, Lisa was hit with the revelation that her closest friend was housing an ancient spirit that could shapeshift into a giant monster. To say the very least, the tension was at an all time high.

“What do we do when they don’t come back?”, asked Rarity.

“Simple, we go out and search for them”, said Lisa. The thought of which sent a shiver down Fluttershy’s spine.

“Y-You mean…o-out th-there?”, she asked, pointing to the window with a shaky hoof.

“Well, we don’t have much of a choice. Some of our friends could possibly be in danger, and we can’t just sit around and do nothing”, said Lisa.

“Yeah, and besides, Fluttershy”, said Pinkie Pie as she wrapped her hoof around her neck and brought her close. “Just think of this as a game of hide and seek, the only difference being that the seekers are giant, fire breathing lizards that may or may not want to eat you.”

Despite Pinkie’s upbeat attitude, Fluttershy didn’t seem to feel any better. The whole group was starting to become worried over the outcome of their close friends, until a small group of ponies managed to catch the eye of the small dragon.

“Hey! I see them!”, exclaimed Spike as he pointed out the window. Everyone quickly flocked around him and were presented with a fortunate sight. Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Anguirus were all seemingly unharmed and were making their way back to Sugarcube Corner.

“Phew, thank Celestia they’re alright”, said Rarity.

While everyone shared looks of relief, one was unable to share the same feelings. Rodan not only still felt bad for he and his brother’s betrayal of trust, but also for the faint stomping noises he heard that began to increase in intensity. He frantically shoved his way to the front of the group and peered out the window. His emblem flashed and his eyes garnered a look similar to those of a hawk. The sight of their friends approaching may have been reassuring at first, but the creature following them was anything but.

“Oh no”, he said before rushing over to the door. His movements and behavior caught everyone off guard as Rodan ran to the door.

“Rodan?”, asked Pinkie Pie, “…what are you-”

She went completely unheard as Rodan pushed the door open.

“BEHIND YOU!”

Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Anguirus almost stopped running when they saw Rodan, but once they heard him speak they almost immediately knew what he was talking about. Twilight managed to have a brief glimpse as to what Rodan was talking about; what she saw had her ushering the others to move faster.

Junior lept from building to building as he created space between him and his opponent. Once he was at a good distance, he was preparing to rest and regain his energy, until he heard the sound of faint clopping. Junior looked around and noticed a few ponies running by him in fear from his sheer presence. Although was going to pay them no mind, Juvenile recognized them almost immediately. Although he didn’t have any recollection of the stallion, the unicorn, pegasus, and earthpony he remembered for being the exact same ponies that dared to try and attack him. A growl emitted from the creature’s lips as smoke began to billow from his mouth along with a small smirk.

“Payback time”, he said.

Junior leapt into the air before landing right in front of the four ponies’ path. The sudden impact was enough to cause the surrounding buildings to shake and quickly bring all four of them to a halt. Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash were all frightened to a certain degree by the creature while Anguirus was astonished that he was even looking at it. Junior’s eyes stared daggers at those that attempted to make a fool of him, a feeble attempt that nearly resulted in two of their friends’ deaths. The thought of their being more than just four for Junior to wonder where the rest were. He looked back at the building they were seemingly running toward, a bakery that had been decorated in treats. And in one of the windows of the bakery he saw several pairs of eyes, all staring in fear and anxiousness at his mere presence. However, these moments where Junior was distracted gave Applejack enough time to formulate a plan.

“Scatter!”, she shouted.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack bolted in one direction, while Anguirus ran in another. Junior swung his tail in an attempt to strike both the farmer’s pony and the rainbow maned pegasus, but both Applejack and Rainbow Dash looked at each other and nodded. With a mighty leap, Applejack jumped over Junior’s tail while Rainbow Dash slid under it, causing the tail to instead strike a nearby building. Meanwhile, Anguirus ran around Junior on the other side, narrowly avoiding one of his claw swipes in the process.

This left Twilight who stood still, which caught the beast’s attention. Junior roared before stomping forward, his jaw wide open and attempted to bite down on the unicorn. But he didn’t notice that Twilight’s horn was ignited. With just a second to spare, Twilight completely disappeared right as Junior bit down on nothing. He let out a confused grunt before turning around where the other three were. Not a second later, Twilight reappeared, having teleported to avoid near death. While Anguirus and Twilight wore looks of relief for having avoided the monster, and Applejack sported a small smirk, Rainbow Dash was far more audible.

“How do you like that, ya’ dumb reptile!”, she shouted. As it turned out, not very much. Junior let loose an angered filled roar before he leapt forward. The sight of the massive kaiju jumping overhead was a sight to behold for Anguirus as he watched him attempt to stomp on them.

“Look out!”, he shouted.

Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and himself quickly halted as Junior landed right in front of them. But perhaps even worse was the fact that he was now even closer to Sugarcube Corner, something that he knew about. Junior faced the building while everyone inside could only stare up through the windows at the massive creature. There were many outcomes that could’ve happened at that very moment, but Junior chose the one that would give him the most glee. With his jaws opened as wide as they could go, Junior leaned toward the bakery. Rodan saw this and immediately flared his wings.

“Get back!”, he cried. He didn’t have to say it twice.

Anyone standing close to the window dove out of the way as the entire front of the building was torn apart by the incredibly sharp teeth of the beast. They all ducked behind the front desk of the bakery as several pieces of splintered wood, torn carpet, and shattered glass scattered all across the interior of the building. Once the noise died down, Rodan and Pinkie Pie sheepishly looked up from behind the counter to see Junior throw the piece of the building down the street, narrowly avoiding the four who were already outside. Pinkie stared in horror over the damage that the beast had caused, but she was more so fearful over what a certain duo of bakers would think of it. Unfortunately, she was about to find out sooner than expected as the sound of footsteps could be heard coming down from upstairs.

“Pinkie? Is that you?”, asked Mrs.Cake as she carefully walked down the steps, “what in the name of Celestia was all that noise?”

Mrs.Cake had been wearing a sleeping mask and thus didn’t get to see neither the giant monster standing outside of her shop, nor the fact that he had taken a big bite out of it. Pinkie and Lisa looked at each other, finding it best to leave it anonymous.

“It’s…nothing, just…the gang…that’s all”, said Pinkie Pie. Surprisingly, Mrs.Cake only shrugged, deciding she was too exhausted to deal with anything, and started to walk back upstairs.

“Alright then, just clean up when you’re done”, she said before heading back to her bedroom. Pinkie could only pray that Mrs.Cake’s mood swings would help her feel good tomorrow morning.

But that was a problem for later, they were more so focused by the fifteen foot problem that had squatted down to their level. Junior leaned his head inside of the hole he had created and began to look around, his eyes darting back and forth. The sight caused both Rodan and Pinkie Pie to immediately duck behind the counter as everyone started to fear for their lives. Rodan watched as Spike clung to Rarity who clung back, Fluttershy looked about ready to pass out, and Pinkie Pie and Lisa were in utter despair as Junior inched closer and closer to their hiding spot; taking a good whiff of the air and catching the scent of a couple of ponies. Fortunately, before he could get any closer, Junior felt something strike him in the back, causing him to grunt and stop his pursuit. He began to retract from the building, causing everyone to emit a sigh of relief.

What Junior saw outside was enough to nearly force the kaiju’s eyes to roll. Twilight stood with the others as her horn was ignited in a bright purple aura. Junior slammed his foot in the ground as he let out an angered filled roar. Quickly, knowing there wasn’t enough time, Twilight quickly looked at the three surrounding her.

“Get everypony out of there while I distract that thing”, she said. While Applejack and Rainbow Dash reluctantly nodded, fearing for the safety of their friend, Anguirus was fully against the idea.

“What, you’ll get yourself killed! Gojira will be here to finish it off, just wait”, he said.

“We ain’t got time for waiting! Especially not when it’s right in front of us!”, exclaimed Applejack as she gestured for Rainbow Dash and Anguirus to follow her.

“I’ll be fine, just go”, said Twilight as she readied her horn to fire another bolt of magic.

They truly didn’t have time to argue as Junior let loose a thunderous roar before stomping towards them. Twilight shot another bolt of magic at the creature, this time aiming at a potential target in the form of one of the monster’s red eyes. The shot delivered very little pain to the monster, more so annoyance, but that moment of blindness was enough to cause it to stop running. This would act as the signal for Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Anguirus to start running themselves. The three of them narrowly avoided the stomps of the creature as they ran around his feet, Applejack even made sure to kick the creature in the shin to earn some subtle payback.

Junior turned and was about to attempt to bite down on the three ponies running by, but he felt another shot of magic on his fins, drawing his attention back to the purple unicorn. He let loose an angered roar as his fins and eyes lit up. Twilight managed to teleport out of the way as Junior shot his power breath, causing the ground that Twilight was just at to erupt in flames. She reappeared to the side of Junior where she fired another bolt of magic. Junior roared out as he charged at her, his claws fully drawn and prepared to swipe at her. But once more, Twilight managed to teleport out of the way, instead causing Junior to rip off a massive chunk of the building behind her. Although Twilight’s magic did very little to hurt Junior, they did manage to chip away at what was once the monster’s patience. As this continued, the others ran up to Sugarcube Corner. With the front door completely gone, they had a fairly easy time finding the others as they each stuck their heads out from behind the counter.

“Is anypony hurt?”, asked Applejack.

“We’re alright, at least…four of us are”, said Rodan as he looked down at Lisa and Pinkie Pie who still seemed speechless over the damage.

“I’m sorry for what happened to the bakery, but we need to get out of here while the kaiju is distracted”, said Anguirus. The word he used to describe the monster managed to turn several heads.

“A what?”, asked Rarity.

“A kaiju”, answered Anguirus.

“Bless you”, added Spike.

“No, a kaiju”, said Anguirus.

“Oooh, I could definitely go for some cashews right now”, said Pinkie Pie. Anguirus placed a hoof against his temple.

“No, I said a-!”

“Can we just get going!”, shouted Rainbow Dash.

That seemed to snap everyone’s attention back to the situation at hand. Rainbow Dash and Applejack gestured for them to follow as they made their way back outside. With worried looks and lingering fear, the rest of the group followed suit with some even taking a few glances at the monster. However, one of them stopped completely in his tracks as he saw both the monster and a certain someone who was trying to be as pestering as possible.

“Twilight!”, Spike called out.

Twilight, who was starting to grow tired from the constant teleporting she was doing, ceased her onslaught for a moment once she heard her name be called. Even worse, she recognized the voice that said it. Twilight turned to find Spike standing in the middle of the street while the others were running to a safe distance. Almost immediately, Twilight gasped and teleported to Spike who stood close to a nearby building.

“Spike, what are you doing, get out of here!”, she exclaimed. Her voice caught the attention of the others as they immediately stopped running and turned back.

“Spike! Twilight!”, exclaimed Rodan as he and the others ran back to them.

“Not without you!”, replied Spike.

Unfortunately for Twilight, as she argued with her assistant, she had left herself open for a few moments; something Junior noticed. Fortunately for Twilight, she managed to catch a slight glimpse of Junior’s fins flashing green as smoke began to billow from his mouth. And then, everything happened at once. Twilight grabbed Spike with her magic and jumped to the side, right as Junior fired his power breath. The beam impacted the building, causing it to explode in a fireball of green flames. The force was enough to launch both Twilight and Spike to the side as they were sent tumbling down the street. The rest of the group saw this and gasped before quickly making their way to where they landed. Aside from a few scratches, Twilight’s helmet having been blown off, and slightly singed hair on her tail, both Twilight and Spike were relatively unharmed.

“Are ya’ both alright?”, asked Applejack as she helped Twilight up while Rodan helped Spike back up.

“You really gotta stop running toward the giant monster”, said Rodan. Spike replied with a bashful smile.

“We’re fine…”, said Twilight as she let loose a couple of coughs, “but…I’ve done all that I can do.” The defeated look in her face did very little to suppress the nerves the rest of the group was feeling as the rising sound of footsteps caught everyone’s attention.

Behind them was a large wall of smoke that completely blacked out the street behind it. Despite that, the silhouette of the large creature could be vaguely seen as its stomps became louder and louder. The group backed away in fear as the likes of Twilight and Anguirus looked around for some form of shelter, while both Rainbow Dash and Rodan were prepared to go into defensive positions. Junior emerged from the smoke wall as his eyes glared at each of the ponies that had been causing him far more trouble than they should’ve. A growl emitted from his lips before a roar shortly followed as he began to stompe towards them. He appeared almost bloodlusted as the group braced for what would’ve been an inevitable impact. Fortunately for them, all of the noise managed to attract attention from someone far more dangerous as another, much larger silhouette appeared right behind Junior.

Right as Junior prepared to lunge at the ponies, he felt himself be yanked back before collapsing on the ground. He tried to claw his way toward the group but instead found himself being pulled back as his claws dug trenches into the earth. With a mighty heave, Gojira threw Junior overhead by his tail and slammed the four ton kaiju on the ground. Gojira roared in anger, this was now the second time that this puny iguana had attempted to kill those he cared for and he was not going to let it slip. The rest of the group watched in awe as Gojira charged forward, his footsteps creating loud tremors that shook the nearby buildings.

Before Junior could fully stand up, he felt himself be shoved back as Gojira grabbed him by the neck and lifted Junior in the air before pinning him against a building. Gojira delivered punch after punch to Junior’s face and chest before grabbing the smaller kaiju by the head and throwing him to the ground once more. He let loose another rage filled roar as Junior stood back to his feet. His face had been badly bruised due the repeated attacks including him bleeding from the lip as he coughed up blood. Juvenile was taken aback by the extreme hostility of Alpha, even during the good old days he didn’t act this violent.

“My, my, a little aggressive don’t you think? Can’t one just cause a little mischief for fun?”, asked Junior as he wiped the blood from his lip.

“Shut the hay up, Juvenile”, Gojira spat back as he slammed his tail on the ground. He felt the rise of a burning sensation in his chest.

“And a potty mouth? Careful now, Alpha, you don’t want to set a bad example for us titans”, added Junior. A short, maniacal laugh escaped from his lips which came off as loud grunting to everyone nearby, including those that were standing close by.

“Wh-What are they doing?”, asked Fluttershy as she hid behind Applejack.

“They’re talking”, said Rodan. His answer caused some members of the group to stare at him.

“How do you know?”, asked Rarity.

“I can…understand them”, said Rodan, even though he himself was confused by that fact.

“Of course you can”, said Rainbow Dash, spitefully. Rodan chose to ignore it, though his ear twitching signaled that he still heard it.

“What are they saying?”, asked Twilight. Rodan was about to answer, but someone else beat him to the punch.

“Stuff that makes me think we should probably move back some more”, said Anguirus. The supreme amount of hate that was in the titans’ voices was enough to convince him that something very bad was about to go down.

“I want to make this clear, Juvenile, you mess with those ponies again, and I’ll make you regret that you were ever brought back to life to begin with”, said Gojira. The burning feeling he felt in his chest began to climb as now small trails of smoke began to emit from his mouth. Junior noticed this as a smile crept on his lips; only he knew how to truly get under the Alpha’s skin.

“How ironic it seems that you care so deeply for these creatures that are far beneath us. And yet you’re willing to take part in the extinction of your own kind”, said Junior. While Gojira continued to be angered by his comments, Alpha found it best to repress his anger, no matter how much he wanted to do the opposite.

“Leave this settlement, Juvenile, and then I might consider sparing you”, said Gojira. Junior seemed unmoved by this remark, either that or the kaiju spirit within him had heard the phrase so often that it had lost all meaning to it. Nevertheless, that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to entertain himself as he observed the terrain around; specifically the rather wide open area in town they had found themselves in.

“Oh, Alpha, you truly haven’t lost your touch”, he said, slyly. He stepped before his eyes flashed bright green.

“But…neither have I.”

While Gojira braced for what he expected to be an incoming attack, instead Junior aimed the power breath against the ground, creating a wall of smoke and debris that completely surrounded him and anything nearby. The mane six, Lisa, Spike, and the two brothers were completely blinded as they felt the ground start to rumble and shake with several clumps of dirt and stone being sent flying. Enraged, Gojira let loose a roar, almost challenging Junior to show his face but, surprisingly, Junior never responded. Instead, as the smoke began to fade, the smaller lizard had completely vanished from plane sight. The only lead as to where he could’ve gone was a giant pit that formed where the beast once stood. Everyone close by waited in anticipation during what seemed to be a brief moment of silence.

“Is it finally gone?”, asked Lisa. While everyone remained hopeful that the madness was over, only a couple of them knew the truth.

‘While Juvenile’s ability to burrow is useful, he almost never uses it as a way to retreat.’

“He’s still here”, said Anguirus. His words caught everyone’s attention as they all stared at him.

“But…why did it go underground?”, asked Pinkie Pie. Anguirus tried to come up with a lighter way to express the truth, but he found it very difficult, especially with everyone staring at him. Luckily, someone else shared the same thoughts.

“He’s preparing to attack”, said Rodan, bluntly.

“And how do you know?”, asked Rainbow Dash. Before Rodan could reply, the faint sound of rumbling proved to be a better response than anything he could’ve said.

The ground around them began to shake, catching everyone off guard as they struggled to avoid falling over. While everyone was confused and worried about what was going to happen, the brothers knew what it meant as they glanced at one another. Gojira could also feel the vibrations as he tried to track where the potential cause of them could be. Sometimes the vibrations would be intense and then other times they would be very subtle; it seemed as though they were meant to confuse him. Gojira was so distracted that he didn’t notice the beam of green fire until it was too late.

He felt the blast hit him in the back of the head, causing him to roar in anger as he turned to where the beam had been fired from. Standing on top of a building was Junior who grabbed a nearby carriage and threw it at the larger titan. In response, Gojira backhanded the carriage, causing it to shatter into millions of splinters. Gojira let loose an angered roar as he began to charge forward. His stomps caused the ground to shake as he approached this nuisance of a kaiju. The burning sensation returned in full as Gojira’s dorsal plates flashed a bright blue, he was running off of nothing but pure hatred for this titan. Despite him being enraged and quickly approaching the smaller kaiju, Junior didn’t even flinch, if one looked closely, they would’ve sworn that the creature was smirking. Gojira, however, didn’t notice as he was only a few meters from Junior until something unexpected ceased his pursuit.

Gojira stomped his right foot against the earth, but surprisingly, the earth gave way under his foot. This sudden change in motion nearly toppled Gojira over as he came to an abrupt stop. Gojira was incredibly confused and irritated by this as he clawed at the ground that had engulfed his foot, forming several cracks in the earth. He continued until he realized what had happened, or rather, he was forced to stop once Alpha was aware of what Junior had planned.

‘That son of a bitch, it’s a trap.’

But that was only half of what Junior had planned. He fired his power breath at the ground that Gojira was standing on, causing it to collapse under his weight. Gojira fell backwards as he landed in a pit that Junior had personally dug for him as several pounds of dirt and rock buried his arms. Of course, it wasn’t enough to immobilize Gojira as he began to get back up, something that Junior knew. So as Gojira was down and distracted, Junior leapt from the building and landed right on top of Gojira. The weight forced out a roar from Gojira as stared up at Junior who roared back.

“A rather unique position you found yourself in, right Alpha?”, mocked Junior. Gojira grunted in his response as he felt the claws on Junior’s feet dig into his thick hide.

“When I get my hands on you, bastard, I’ll-”

Gojira wasn’t able to get his words out as Junior fired his power breath point blank into his face. Gojira’s arms were freed so he was able to grab Junior by the head and force his beam to point in a different direction, but he had very little control over the situation. For once, Junior had the advantage as he continued to claw and cut his way through the thick hide of Gojira while every once in a while using his power breath to keep the larger kaiju from freeing himself. Though he didn’t want to admit it, Gojira was in trouble. Frankly, he wasn’t the only one as the group watched their friend suffer blow after blow from the monster that had tried to kill them several times.

“Gojira!”, shouted Rodan as his face grew more and more distressed.

“Will he be alright?”, asked Spike.

“Not if they stay like this, we have to help him”, said Anguirus. Truthfully, he didn’t know the full extent of Gojira’s endurance , as such, he was far more panicky than normal.

“Oh, here’s an idea…”, said Rainbow Dash, “…why don’t you just transform and help him.” The look the two brothers gave her said more than they could.

“That’s not helping, Rainbow, my brother is in danger and he needs our help!”, exclaimed Anguirus.

“But can we do, we can’t even hurt that thing”, said Rarity.

“A-And I’m too scared to go near it”, added Fluttershy. Anguirus turned to the rest of the group.

“Please, we have to do something, anything!”, he cried.

As the rest of the group argued, only one of them was giving their full attention to the scene in front of them. Twilight watched as the beast continued to slash and burn the creature that, a few days ago, was standing right next to her in Canterlot. One of the most fearless, courageous, and fierce ponies she had ever seen was apparently a giant, reptilian creature with impeccable strength. While it hurt to know that Gojira wasn’t fully what he seemed, he was still choosing to fight for them, even if that meant suffering for the ponies he had been forced to lie to. In many ways, that was one of the many features that Twilight admired about Gojira, his pure willingness to stand up to whatever kind of threat; no matter the consequences that he would face because of it.

Even despite the downright intimidating and frightening creature that he was, somewhere underneath the scales and teeth was the stallion she had formed a strong bond with. Without thinking, Twilight’s horn started to glow as she felt magic begin to build up. Quite frankly, Twilight wasn’t entirely sure what she was doing was smart or idiotic as she was fully aware that her magic had no effect on the creature. But she wasn’t trying to hurt the monster, she was trying to distract it. It was a risky move as Twilight wasn’t too sure if the monster would even care, but she had nearly died from this creature to know that it had certain buttons that could easily be pressed; and she was gonna press them all. The aura from her horn caught the attention of everyone in the group as Twilight was just about ready to fire.

A beam of pure fire and heat launched forward and struck Junior in the head, catching the monster by surprise as he roared in pain from the extreme heat. The sound caught everyone’s attention as they turned toward the scene and then back to Twilight, believing she had gone through with her plan. However, Twilight was just as surprised as everyone else as her horn had extinguished once the actual beam was fired. The sound of heavy breathing and dry coughs brought everyone’s attention to where, or rather who, the blast had come from. Standing to the side with smoke billowing from his mouth and a few stray sparks being shot out from his mouth when he coughed was none other than the middle child of the Zawa family.

“…R-Rodey?”, said Lisa, dreadfully.

Rodan didn’t turn to look at her or anyone as they stared at him in shock. None more so than both Lisa and Rainbow Dash as they were completely bewildered by what they just saw. Even Rodan was taken aback by what he did, the attack essentially came from nowhere. His emblem flashed as smoke stopped billowing from his mouth, allowing him to catch his breath. Nevertheless, he didn’t couldn’t face any of his friends, especially not Lisa who seemed more betrayed than any. The sound of distinct rumbling forced everyone to divert their eyes from Rodan to the much larger and opposing figure that now had their full attention.

Junior glared at each and every one of them. Throughout the night, they had been nothing but trouble and simply refused to leave him alone. And now, they were getting to the point where they were physically starting to hurt him. The creature beneath him who was engulfed in green fire was now nothing but an afterthought as he stared down the group of colorful ponies and their pet toddler. He let loose a puff of smoke from his nostrils, along with a small ball of flames before stepping out of the pit. A growl emitted from his lips as he approached the group. Although Twilight’s plan somewhat worked as Junior was no longer interested in Gojira, she quickly realized that she hadn’t fully expected to get this far.

“Uhh, Twilight?”, said Spike as he and everyone slowly backed up. Luckily, Twilight was able to come up with a quick solution to their problem as Junior began to pick up speed.

“RUN!”

Not a single one of them were against that decision. The mane six, the two brothers, Lisa, and Spike took off down the street as fast as they possibly could for what was essentially the third time tonight. Junior roared in anger as he gave chase, any form of cunningness that he once had was replaced by unrivaled instinct. The group ran past several tents and stands, all of which were completely flattened by the monster behind them. Several townspeople either ran inside nearby buildings or leapt out of the way of the oncoming stampede that was a group of ponies and the giant monster that had attacked their home. However, with Junior being completely distracted, he didn’t notice nor hear the sound of an angered titan that began to claw its way out of the pit he dug for it.

The group rounded corner after corner, ran down street after street, and yet were completely unable to outflank or outrun the monster behind them. It got to a point where even the slightest hiccup would cause them to be the next casualty of Junior’s Nightmare Night themed rampage. Even Spike, who was starting to grow tired from all the running, was lifted on to Twilight’s back using her magic. It was evident to everyone that they couldn’t keep this up and they were gonna have to find some kind of alternative. Luckily enough, as they ran down a street, Applejack noticed a building that seemingly had its doors open.

“Quick, in here!”, she called out to everyone as she held the door open for them.

Without a second thought, the rest of the group piled through the doors as Applejack held them open. Right as the last member of the group entered the building, Applejack didn’t even bother to close the doors as she rushed inside, right as Junior attempted to bite down on them only to rip the doors off instead. Applejack faced the entrance as she panted, thinking that they were safe for now.

“Phew…that was close”, she said before wiping sweat from her brow.

“Umm…Applejack”, said Fluttershy.

“What is it, Flutters?”, asked Applejack as she turned around.

“Well, I don’t want to sound mean…but-”

What Applejack saw had her jaw drop to the floor. She and the whole group had only seen the building from the very front, which was the only part of the building that had been fully built. This was a house that was still under construction as instead of a protective roof, there were only wooden rafters that weren’t even finished. Instead of freshly plastered walls, there was rough, wooden framing that couldn’t as much as shield them from a light breeze. To say the very least, it wasn’t ideal shelter for a giant monster, especially the one that stood right above them as deep breathing and growls caused everyone to look up and see Junior staring down at them.

“Oh…crap”, said Applejack.

Junior let out a deep, sinister growl before raising his foot up and kicking down the front of the unfinished building. Those standing close by managed to leap out of the way before the entire group continued the marathon of their lives and exited through the back of the building. They were mostly unhurt, aside from Spike’s costume which was missing the second head, something that didn’t ease his nerves.

He couldn’t dwell on it, however, as he felt be pulled out of the way by Twilight as she and everyone else exited through the back of the building. Junior effortlessly plowed through whatever was left of the skeleton of a house before giving chase once more. He rounded a corner and saw the group running down a narrow street, one that was surrounded by tall buildings. The sight of the terrain gave Junior an idea as he planted his feet into the ground. Instead of chasing after them and wasting his stamina, he was gonna kill two birds with one stone; or rather, kill nine ponies and a baby dragon with a beam of green fire.

The sound of an animalistic roar followed by the rush of a torrent of fire managed to catch the attention of those trailing back. The sight of the green fire sent chills down each of their spines. Junior fired his power breath at the nearby, three story tall buildings, causing one of them to collapse from the extreme heat. Worse of all, it started to fall right on the group’s path. Those trailing behind managed to stop just before the pile of burning rubble, but some couldn’t stop nor outrun the falling debris. This fact didn’t go unnoticed as Anguirus just barely managed to catch sight of the pile of wood and glass that was engulfed in flames.

“Look out!”, he shouted. Without hesitation, Anguirus shoved the first pony he saw out of the way of the oncoming debris. This sudden force caught Fluttershy off guard as she felt herself be pushed to the ground, right as the top of the building came crashing down on top of the youngest Zawa brother.

“Anguirus!”, cried Rodan as he, Lisa, Twilight, and Spike were forced to come to a stop as the flames from the rubble blocked their path. He wasn’t the only one who was completely shocked by what had happened as those on the other side were completely stunned by what had occurred. Fluttershy looked back at where the pony that had saved her once was.

“…n-…no”, she stuttered out.

“Aang!”, exclaimed Applejack as she tried getting close to the pile of debris to try and dig him out, but the fire only grew in intensity as it flared out.

“Forget it, Applejack, you’ll get yourself killed!”, said Rainbow Dash as she tried to hold back her friend who fought against her.

“Anguirus is under there, we have ta’ help him!”, retorted Applejack as she tried to get close to the fire. The hurt in her eyes was enough to almost make Rainbow Dash let her pass.

“I’m sorry, AJ, but there’s nothing we can do”, said Rainbow Dash.

As the two argued, Fluttershy couldn’t look away from the burning wreckage in front of them. Anguirus had saved her from certain doom, but seemingly at the cost of his own life; all because she wasn’t fast enough to move out of the way. Her mind was cursing herself while also struggling to fully comprehend what had just happened. Fluttershy didn’t know how to handle these conflicting emotions as all she could do was stare in horror as the fire raged on. All the while, completely forgetting about the monster that had caused all of the damage. However, while the ones who made it past the wreckage were in the clear, those on the other side weren’t as lucky. As Rodan continued to try and dig his brother out, he had drowned out all of his surroundings. Including the sounds of heavy footsteps slowly approaching them.

“R-Rodan”, said Lisa.

Rodan stopped digging as his ear perked up. He turned back around to see he, Lisa, Twilight, and Spike were now face to face with an ancient living beast from millions of years ago. Junior was breathing heavily as he approached them, feeling a little exhausted from the very ponies that were unwilling to die. He could’ve probably caused far more destruction to this town if it weren’t for this group of rainbow horses and the many problems that they had created. Whether it be pelting him with pitiful bolts of magic, constantly running from him, or even going as far as to punch him in the face, Junior’s tolerance had all but run out.

Rodan stood in front of Lisa as he flared his wings out, Twilight ignited her horn as Spike hid behind her. Despite appearing brave, Rodan and Twilight were feeling just as scared as the ones they were protecting. Rodan’s throat was still sore from the first time he had used the Ember Blitz and he still wasn’t entirely sure how he used it. Twilight, on the other hand, was fully aware of the fact that her magic was completely useless against this monster and even then she was starting to feel heavy burnout from using it in long bursts. They didn’t want to admit it, but their situation was looking very grim; something that Junior seemingly took glee in as a growl emitted from his lips.

He opened his jaws as wide as they could go and unleashed a powerful roar. Junior’s fins lit up along with his eyes as he aimed right at the four who all braced for impact. However, Junior was so focused on giving his targets as painful a death as possible that he completely forgot about the only creature that stood a chance against him. Junior also didn’t notice the faint rumbling that was coming from the buildings to the side of him. For one second, Juvenile was standing as tall and dominant as ever, the next, he was at the mercy of the alpha.

Gojira plowed through the buildings with his jaws open as wide as they could go. He clamped them down as hard as they could on the neck of Junior, causing a roar of pain and shock to be forced out of the smaller kaiju. But Gojira didn’t stop there as he maintained his momentum and pushed Junior back and through the buildings on the other side, causing them to be reduced to rubble from the oncoming force of a freight train. Rodan, Lisa, Twilight, and Spike were all shocked by the showing of strength as Gojira ragdolled Junior through building after building. Although, some small cheers came from the small dragon who felt extreme excitement over the spectacle; at least, once the fear of almost dying wore off.

Gojira pulled Junior down the street by the neck, his fangs piercing deep into Junior’s neck muscles. Junior tried to relieve some of the extraordinary tension he was feeling in his neck by using his claws to scratch at Gojira, but barely any of his attacks landed and those that did weren’t even acknowledged by the larger opponent. Gojira himself continued to drag Junior across the ground, creating a deep trench with Junior being used as the bulldozer to create it. Using his strong muscles, Gojira threw Junior up against the side of the building where the smaller kaiju collided with. Blood trickled from his neck from the puncture wounds as Junior tried to stand back up and roar.

However, he never got the chance to open his mouth as he was slapped in the face by a fully powered tail swipe from Gojira. The impact created a shockwave that could be heard all across Ponyville and even into the Everfree forest. The attack was enough to completely knock Junior out as he fell backwards and collapsed on the building, causing it to crumble around him. With his opponent finally down for the count, Gojira let out the most powerful roar he could muster; not for victory, but out of sheer rage and adrenaline. As Junior laid motionless on the ground, Gojira finally had a moment to take a breather. His body was riddled with claw and burn marks and some wounds were even starting to bleed. Nevertheless, he stood tall and didn’t let these minor injuries deter him from the mile long glare he was giving at the downed kaiju.

“Unique position you’ve gotten yourself in”, Gojira spat out.

He took a deep breath before a sudden thought washed over him. Gojira turned back around to see four familiar faces staring at him in awe as a pile of splintered wood and glass burned behind them. His pupils which had been animalistic up until this point finally became dilated and enlarged; they appeared to be similar to the ones that belonged to the pony of the same name. Gojira didn’t know where the others were, but if he had to guess, his opponent had something to do with either their absence or the pile of rubble that was blocking the street. Since Junior was down and he was given a moment to rest, he turned toward his friends and began to slowly walk towards them.

Lisa lightly backed up as Gojira neared, only for Rodan to gently hold her close in an act of reassurance. Surprisingly, neither Twilight nor Spike reacted in fear as they instead stared in awe at the beast that was once their close friend. Gojira stood in front of them, his eyes, which were filled with anger and rage just a moment ago, appeared remorseful as he bent down. Due to his large size, Gojira moved very slowly and carefully as he outstretched his clawed hand. Twilight, Spike, and Lisa looked over in awe as Gojira’s large palm grabbed the entire pile of burned rubble similar to a child picking up a pile of legos. Although stray pieces of emulated wood remained, the path had been cleared allowing the two sides to finally meet. Not only that, but a stray hoof could also be seen sticking out from a nearby pile of debris.

“Anguirus!”, gasped Rodan as he ran up to help his brother. He wasn’t the only one as both Fluttershy and Applejack quickly followed. Much to their alleviation, and partial shock, as they called out they eventually got a reply in the form of intense coughing.

“Anguirus!”, cried Fluttershy in relief as she helped Rodan pull him out of the wreckage, “thank Celestia that you’re…you’re…”

She quickly trailed off once she saw him and just how…different he looked. Despite being buried under burning wood and metal for several minutes, Anguirus managed to get out relatively unscathed aside from a few burn marks being noticeable across his skin and his entire costume having been reduced to ash. However, the reason as to why he managed to remain almost completely unharmed was due to his body having been covered in light brown scales while his mane appeared incredibly spiky. Everyone stared at Anguirus in awe as they had never seen a pony look so odd before.

“Wow, Anguirus!”, exclaimed Pinkie Pie, “nice back up costume.”

“Are ya’ alright? How did ya’ survive?”, asked Applejack.

“Scales, titan scales; they’re completely fireproof”, answered Anguirus as he continued to cough. That didn’t answer many questions as the group was still looking at a pony with abnormal skin, but their attention was drawn back to the much larger question at hand.

“So…is he still…him?”, asked Rarity as she pointed up at Gojira.

Everyone else followed their gaze at the large and opposing creature that stood before them. Gojira barely moved, and yet everyone was still filled with immense amounts of tension. He couldn’t blame them, throughout the whole night they had been tormented by beings that they could barely comprehend and he was one of them. While Junior was bloodlusted and canneving, the sheer presence of Gojira carried an aura of uneasiness that spread throughout everyone; and it wasn’t hard to see why. He and his brothers had gotten to know and form bonds with these ponies ever since they first moved to Ponyville. They had become so comfortable with their lives that they never once thought about what would happen when the truth would come out and their true identities would be revealed. But now, they were being forced to face their reality in the worst way possible with Gojira at the forefront of it all and, for once, he wasn’t sure how to handle it.

These thoughts were quickly shelved, however, as the sounds of heavy scratching and the crumbling of stone filled the air. Gojira’s pupils, which were large and filled with heart, quickly shrunk as a deep snarl exited his lips. He quickly turned back around to where his opponent should be lying unconscious. Instead, Gojira barely managed to catch a glimpse of a long tail sticking out of a hole before it disappeared. Gojira stomped towards the hole before looking down it, Junior was back up and he was pissed. Even worse, with the amount of tunnels Junior had dugged, he could very well be anywhere across Ponyville.

“Dammit! Why does he have to be such a pain in the ass?”, exclaimed Gojira.

‘I’ve been asking that question for a hundred million years.’

From the change in Gojira’s behavior, it didn’t take long for the rest of the group to piece together that something was wrong.

“Now what?”, asked Lisa. Her answer came in the form of intense vibrations that shook the nearby buildings.

“Not this again”, said Applejack.

“You don’t expect me to wait a[i]nd see where he pops out next, do you?”, asked Gojira, the burning sensation in his chest was starting to reach an all time high.

‘No, we’ll make him wait for us.[/i]’

Gojira raised a brow from what his kaiju spirit said.

“The hay does that mean?”, he asked.

‘Remember Nightmare Moon and the tactics we used to fight her. Well, you’ll be using those same tactics in a more practical way.’

“…what?”, Gojira said bluntly.

‘Whenever Juvenile burrows underground, he relies on vibrations that either he or those on the surface creates. If we use that same technique as a way to draw him back to the surface, we can hit him with a full frontal breath attack. I can feel the energy building inside of you; it’s finally time we give him firepower of our very own.’

Gojira was able to piece together the plan. Just like what they did with Nightmare Moon all that time ago, they were gonna make Junior come to them. Without a second to spare, Gojira raised his tail in the air before slamming it down on the ground, forming a trench into the earth. He felt out the vibrations as he attempted to gain a tracker on the location of his opponent. Wherever or whenever Junior would rise from the ground, he would be faced with the hardest assault of the entire night. As Gojira continued to create noise with his tail and stomps, the rest of the group was drawn to the odd movement of their building-sized alli.

“What is he doing?”, asked Fluttershy, nervously.

“It looks like a dance”, said Pinkie Pie before her face lit up, “are we gonna have a dance fight?!”

“I don’t think he’s dancing, Pinkie”, said Twilight as she watched Gojira cause the surrounding town to shake from the amount of force his tail carried.

“Maybe he’s marking his territory?”, said Spike, puzzled.

“With his tail?”, added Rainbow Dash.

“I don’t know, I’m not a ka-…a ca-…a…whatever they’re called expert”, replied Spike. Though he wasn’t, two of the ponies there were as they watched their brother seemingly wait for something to happen.

“I think, we should back up”, said Anguirus. His statement caught everyone’s attention.

“From what?”, asked Applejack. Eventually, the entire ground began to crack as they felt the strongest tremors yet. They soon ended as quickly as they came, leaving everyone as confused and surprised as ever.

“Just a thought, I guess”, added Anguirus.

Gojira also felt the tremors as he too froze in place, his tail stopped hitting the ground and instead laid flat. Soon all of the vibrations that could be felt across Ponyville simply ceased as silence took place. Although there were hopes that the monster had left the town or had retreated from the group, they were quickly vanquished by the sound of a deep wail that came from the first hole Junior created. The monster wasn’t defeated, it was preparing for another attack. Gojira knew this as he stood his ground, his eyes closed as he tried to feel for the slightest of movements from beneath the surface. It wouldn’t be long until he felt the ground beneath him begin to shake, causing his eyes to shoot open. For a brief moment, as well, his deep brown eyes flashed bright blue as a couple stray sparks shot from his mouth.

He sidestepped out of the way as the ground beneath him gave way and Junior leapt out like a shark catching its prey. His jaws were wide open as he attempted to bite down on Gojira, but the larger kaiju managed to narrowly avoid his attack, along with a claw swipe that quickly followed. However, with Junior being airborne and having left the security of his tunnels, he had left himself exposed and out in the open. Juvenile realized this as his eyes widened and his pupils shrank to pinpoints. He had been outsmarted by the titan he hated the most.

With incredible speed, Gojira grabbed the tail of Junior before yanking him back. Junior wailed as he felt himself be thrown overhead and slammed into the ground. But that wasn’t it, Gojira held firmly on his tail as he lifted him in the air again and slammed him down on the other side of him. He did this again, and again, and again, and again. Gojira used all of his strength as he slammed Junior on the ground with enough force to cause one of the teeth in the smaller kaiju to be knocked off and fall to the ground. With one final heave, Gojira threw Junior down the street as he flew overhead of the group who all stared in awe at the massive creature being ragdolled. Pinkie even managed to snap a picture with a camera that she had seemingly pulled out of her puffy mane.

Junior hit the ground hard as he struggled to stand back up. His nose was bleeding, he felt a nagging pain in his ribs, and he had lost more teeth than he had planned on. The sound of stomps brought his attention back to his opponent. Gojira began to slowly stomp towards him, the claw marks and injuries he sustained had seemingly all but disappeared into his skin; he appeared untouched. The group quickly moved out of the way of the beast that was once their friend as Gojira glared at Junior. His grand return to Equestria hadn’t exactly been as Juvenile had planned and now it was completely falling apart. From the titan he hated the most still being alive, to a group of insignificant creatures giving a much harder time than they should’ve, to even the very pony he was linked to. Juvenile was adamant on righting this sinking ship, even if that meant putting every last bit of energy he had left into it.

Junior fins lit up as he fired his power breath directly at Gojira, hitting him squarely in the chest. However, Gojira gave very little reaction as smoke billowed from his chest with no visible mark left behind. A little taken aback by this, Junior fired another blast of green fire at the larger titan, this time aiming for the head. But once again, Gojira seemed more annoyed by the attack than actually hurt. Gojira’s resilience only angered Junior even more as he let out a roar of defiance, refusing to be seen as inferior to his foe. All he received in return was a deep menacing growl from Gojira as he prepared for what would undoubtedly be his final assault.

Gojira’s tail slammed against the ground before a faint humming sound could be heard. Soon, it began to increase in volume, drawing the attention of anyone standing by. Suddenly, as if it were magic, the dorsal plates on Gojira’s back which seemed to be more for looks began to flicker. The light emitted from them started off as faint, but as the charging sound increased so too did the bright blue light from Gojira’s dorsal plates. The mane six, Spike, and Lisa were particularly in awe at this as soon Gojira’s dorsal plates glowed bright blue along with certain parts of his skin such as his chest. Junior, however, being blinded by rage and exhaustion, mustered every last ounce of energy into one final power breath as it rocketed from his mouth. With mere seconds remaining, Gojira’s eyes flashed blue as smoke and sparks billowed from his mouth. The group and those close by watched in awe at the spectacle as tension began to build and build. The only ones who did know what was happening were those related to Gojira who immediately reacted once the sound was at an all time high.

“EVERYPONY GET DOWN!”, cried Rodan.

Everypony close to where Gojira was standing clutched their heads and ducked as a beam of pure energy blasted out of Gojira’s mouth at mach speed. The heat it gave off was intense and the force it created was so strong that all of the windows of any nearby buildings completely shattered. Although the atomic breath was in a weaker state than normal, it still managed to be many times stronger than any form of magic that a unicorn could pull off. In fact, even in a weakened state, the energy it gave off could potentially rival the magic of an alicorn. A beam of such power and such magnitude, being aimed at just one target.

The atomic breath and power breath collided in a shower of sparks and fire. The beam ‘struggle’ was more of a hindrance for Gojira as his attack effortlessly overpowered Juniors and was racing right towards him. Junior’s pupils shrunk as he finally realized what had happened and what was gonna happen. Throughout this encounter, Juvenile was a little surprised by how well he managed to hold up against Alpha which caused him to gain a false hope that he could actually beat him. He was faster, smarter, and had more opportunities to attack. The battle was so in his favor that Juvenile had completely forgotten about exactly why his name was Alpha. And now, he was about to pay the price of underestimating the original ruler of the titans.

In an attempt to save himself, Junior cut off the attack and tried to leap out of the path of the beam. Unfortunately for him, an attack traveling at twice the speed of sound couldn’t be dodged with a simple jump. The atomic breath collided with Junior’s side, forcing the loudest and most painful sounding shriek out of the kaiju’s mouth. Junior felt the full force and power of Gojira’s attack hit him at once as he was sent flying down the street of Ponyville and crashed near the edge of town. Gojira did eventually cut off the attack as smoke poured from his mouth. The exchange between him and Junior had only lasted a few seconds, but it had made one of the most spectacular moments ever to be seen in Ponyville. The townspeople slowly uncovered their ears and stared up at the large titan. They were still in complete shock over the spectacle that had transpired, none more so than those that knew who was underneath that monstrous figure.

“Wh-…what…was…that?”, stuttered Fluttershy, incredulously.

“Was that…fire?”, asked Spike as he hid behind Twilight. She, him, and the rest of the group turned toward the two remaining Zawa brothers who were just as shocked as they were.

“I didn’t know he could still use the atomic breath after he merged”, said Anguirus, absentmindedly. Everyone heard him and almost instantly perked up.

“I’m sorry…the what?”, asked Rainbow Dash. Rodan gave Anguirus a blunt look.

“Atomic? As in…radioactive?”, asked Applejack. The thought struck fear into the rest of the group who were trying their hardest to not freak out. Rarity, especially, was clutching her mane out of fear of losing it.

“No, no, it’s not radioactive. It’s just pure energy!”, reassured Anguirus. At least, he hoped it was just pure energy.

“How did he even do that?”, asked Twilight.

“Alpha’s heart acts as a reactor that can produce his power”, answered Anguirus. Everyone stared at him with incredible bewilderment, almost forgetting about the giant creature standing in front of them.

“Alpha?”, asked Rarity.

“We’ll explain later”, Rodan said, bluntly before giving his younger brother a wife glance.

The sound of a powerful roar caught them off guard as Gojira stared down where he had fired his attack. He waited for Junior to stand up, but the smaller kaiju stayed on the ground, barely moving from the immense power that was exerted.

‘Good work…he’s knocked down…’

Alpha’s voice started to fade as Gojira breathed heavily while an animalistic growl escaped from his lips.

‘…bring the body……Everfree forest……public-’

His dorsal plates remained elit, seemingly preparing for having to fire a second blast of blue plasma.

‘Gojira……Goj-……-jira……’

Gojira’s pupils began to shrink again as his eyes changed from a yellowish brown to a combination of brown and orange. Alpha’s voice was barely that of a whisper as Gojira began to stomp down the street to where Junior was. However, while earlier Gojira tried to avoid damaging his surroundings as much as possible from his large body, now he didn’t even seem to care. His tail swayed and clipped several surrounding buildings, ponies that had wandered on to the street immediately got out of the way of the ten ton titan, any tents or other booths that had survived the battle were instantly flattened underneath the feet of Gojira. The group watched him walk down the street, constantly growling and snarling at anything that was in his path.

“Uhhh, what’s going on?”, asked Rainbow Dash.

“I…don’t know?”, replied Rodan as even he was surprised by the sudden change in behavior from his older brother. However, while he and everyone else were confused and a little concerned, someone else knew full well what was happening.

‘This isn’t good.’

“Why? What’s happening?”, asked Rodan. He drew the attention of a couple of his friends who watched him talk to himself.

‘The effects of merging…Alpha and Gojira have been linked for too long.’

“Rodan, what’s wrong?”, asked Lisa as she slowly walked up to him.

Rodan’s eyes widened, he barely even registered what Lisa had said as he stared at the titan with worry. Although he wasn’t entirely sure just how major the impact of merging would have on his older brother, from the tone of Phoenix's voice, it was anything but minor. Throughout all of this, Gojira reached Junior and observed the condition of the smaller reptilian. Junior wasn’t nearly as tough as he was and it was painstakingly evident all over his body. His face was in a less than stellar condition with him missing teeth, bleeding from the mouth and nose, and his entire body being covered in bruises. But the biggest wound was the exposed flesh on his side from the atomic breath which was still smoking and leaking blood. If Gojira had poured even another ounce of energy into the attack, he potentially could’ve blasted right through Junior had he not moved in time.

Junior stared up at Gojira, almost in desperation, as he raised his clawed hands in the air as a sign of peace. Juvenile knew that this was the only way that he had at staying alive as Alpha was willing to let those that defied his rule go as long as they were willing to surrender to him. It pained him to show defeat, but Juvenile had to do what he needed to in order to stay alive. However, to Gojira, it almost didn’t matter what Junior did. An angered growl emitted from his lips as Gojira grabbed Junior by the throat and lifted his entire body in the air until they were eye level.

The once sadistic and conniving titan who had been summoned to Ponyville to cause as much destruction as possible, was now at the mercy of the larger titan that had made the town his home. And after looking at his opponent, Junior was starting to fear for his life since he didn’t sense a single ounce of empathy in the now deep orange eyes of Gojira. He tried to free himself from Gojira’s grip, but his claws clutched Junior’s neck with enough strength to force the air out of him. Gojira let out a deep snarl as smoke began to billow from his mouth and nostrils.

‘…-ira’

Gojira opened his jaws as wide as they could as his entire mouth started to glow bright blue. He didn’t feel any form of compassion towards this feeble lizard who thought he could take down the alpha. Nothing but hatred could be read from his expression as sparks began to fly from his mouth. All Gojira knew was that this mere animal had trespassed on his territory and he was gonna present him with what he believed to be the rightful consequences of his actions.

‘Go-!……-jira!’

The sound of Gojira’s atomic breath rising in power caused Junior to squirm even harder as he attempted to break out of his grip. Juvenile was now scared for his life, a feeling he had never felt for his millions of years worth of existence. Somewhere inside of him was the soul of Junior who had been forced to watch the battle play out and was now being forced to witness what would surely be his demise. Gojira was mere moments away from open firing on Junior as he felt his energy spike. And then, it all vanished.

‘GOJIRA!’

The blue glow from his dorsal plates quickly faded as Gojira’s eyes returned to their light brown color. The energy he had gathered dispersed into a puff of blue mist that exited from his mouth. His eyes twitched as he tried taking in his surroundings while also questioning what had happened. The last thing Gojira remembered was firing what was supposed to be his only use of the atomic breath before his mind blacked out. And now he was holding his opponent by the throat preparing to charge up a second use of his most powerful attack. Gojira wasn’t entirely sure what had happened, but the fear in Junior’s eyes and the concern in Alpha’s made it clear, he still wasn’t ready for the full title of Alpha. Especially since he didn’t notice the glow of his opponent’s fins until it was too late.

With Gojira’s grip loosening, Junior charged what energy he had left and fired his power breath point blank in Gojira’s face. Once again, the heat from the green fire wasn’t enough to seriously hurt Gojira, but it did manage to take him by surprise as he lurched backward and dropped Junior to the ground. Without a second to spare, Junior clawed his way back to his feet before sprinting away from Gojira. Although the side goal of destroying Ponyville hadn’t been achieved, Juvenile felt that they had done enough damage to reach their primary goal; showing the world who the true rulers of Equestria were. Junior ran through Ponyville before reaching the outskirts of the town before looking back at his opponent. Once the smoke surrounding Gojira’s head cleared, he managed to catch a glimpse of the titan that had been the cause of all the destruction.

The two had what would be their final stare down as Junior seemingly waited for Gojira to either come chasing after him or try blasting him with his atomic breath. Gojira couldn’t lie, he so badly wanted to do both as he took a couple steps and his dorsal plates flashed bright blue for a second. However, he couldn’t get very close as he felt himself be physically halted as trails of smoke exited his maw.

Seeing as how his opponent was distracted by…something, Junior let loose a roar as a signal to let him know that the territory was his before turning around and running into the forest. Although Junior and Juvenile lost the fight and were barely even able to run, the damage had been done. Junior’s heavy footsteps became softer and softer until the giant iguana- like kaiju was completely out of sight. Gojira growled as he slammed his tail into the ground and let loose a thunderous roar that could be heard all across Ponyville and hundreds of feet over. Once it cut off, Gojira turned to the force that had let his opponent go.

“What the hay were you doing, we had him on the ropes!”, he said.

‘You were gonna use the atomic breath to finish him off. Even a weakened version of that attack would’ve set the entire forest ablaze, killing more living creatures than what Juvenile could’ve done. Actions as reckless as that goes against what being an Alpha means.’

“Then I would’ve killed him the old fashion way”, replied Gojira.

‘Just as I feared, merging has started to make you more aggressive. It’s best we transform back to your equestrian state as soon as possible. Besides, we have bigger problems at the moment.’

Although vague, Gojira knew exactly what his kaiju spirit meant. He slowly turned to face the town that he called home and had rescued. Instead of being treated with cheers and looks of thankfulness, he instead received dozens if not hundreds of ponies, pegasi, and unicorns staring at him with looks of awe, bewilderment, and even fear. Parents of fillies and colts tried to hide their children from the beast as it laid eyes on them. The town which a couple hours ago was celebrating the most festive holiday of the entire season was now in the middle of a post-chaos state from the rampage that was a battle between two ancient beings. A rampage that, whether intentional, Gojira had taken part in.

As Gojira scanned across the inhabitants, his eyes managed to catch a glimpse of a familiar group of ponies. Lisa, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Spike, and Twilight all shared the same expressions as everyone else. However, even after fighting another kaiju for over an hour, they managed to hurt the most. The lingering sense of the betrayal he had caused ate away at Gojira to a degree where he couldn’t bring himself to celebrate this victory. He had won the fight, and yet still felt he had lost to a degree. Staring back out over the forest where his opponent had run off to hide in, Gojira let loose a mighty roar. Although it was still a sign of victory, it was also a reminder of what was to come.

Everyone was forced to cover their ears from the intensity of the roar, all except for Rodan and Anguirus who instead marveled over the fact that their brother was thankfully alive. Once Gojira cut off his roar and took a breather, he was now able to address the new issue at hand. He and Alpha knew that they didn’t have much time left to stay merged and needed to transform very soon. However, with Junior gone, Gojira was now the primary focus of everyone’s attention with his roar adding to it. In an act of desperation, Gojira turned toward the Everfree forest before stomping towards it.

‘Be sure to go far and be quick. I can already feel our souls linking.’

Whereas mostly everyone in Ponyville saw the monster finally leaving their home, a few saw it differently. The mane six, Spike, Lisa, and the two brothers watched as Gojira walked off towards the depths of the Everfree before disappearing beneath the tree lines.

“Where’s he going?”, asked Applejack.

“Wherever it is, I-I just hope that other lizard isn’t nearby”, said Fluttershy who hid behind Anguirus.

“He’s trying to find somewhere to turn back to normal”, said Rodan.

“But, why in the Everfree”, asked Pinkie Pie.

“I think it’s because of them”, said Twilight. Everyone looked around themselves and saw hundreds of ponies all still in shock over the events that transpired. Perhaps the prospect of the fact that one of their very own kind had been one of the creatures that took part in their town’s destruction would’ve been too much for them to handle.

“So, do we just wait for him to come back?”, asked Spike. While everyone stared at each other confused on what to do, the sound of hoofsteps caught their attention. Without a second thought, Rodan and Anguirus were making their way in the direction of where their older brother was.

“Rodan? Anguirus?”, asked Lisa, “where are you two going?”

“To find our brother”, answered Anguirus. Lisa was about to retort, but a cyan pegasus beat her to the punch as she ran up to the younger Zawa brothers.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa”, said Rainbow Dash, “you’re not going anywhere mister until you both tell us exactly who the hay you are and what we just witnessed.”

“Look, we’ll answer your questions when we get back, but right now, our brother needs us and you’re not gonna stand in our way!”, exclaimed Rodan as he tried to walk around her.

“Tell us who you three are first and then I’ll let you be”, demanded Rainbow Dash. This persistence was starting to drive Rodan’s patience to the breaking point.

“You wanna know so badly, fine! But you’ll have to listen to it on the way there”, he said and walked past Rainbow Dash. The two brothers walked toward the Everfree, leaving an angered Rainbow Dash behind. However, they weren’t the only ones to join them as Twilight felt a weight off of her back.

“Spike?”, she said. The little dragon stopped walking and turned to face his friend.

“Gojira saved our lives, doesn’t that mean something at least?”, the little dragon asked.

Everyone else remained silent as they were all experiencing conflicting emotions. While Applejack and Lisa were also still upset about the brothers’ lie, and Fluttershy was feeling a little petrified, the rest were unsure of how to feel. Some felt angered, others felt confused, but everyone shared the lingering sense of betrayal that was beginning to mess with their emotions on how they wanted to perceive this current predicament. Despite that, however, one of them managed to make the first move and decide for them. With a subtle nod, Twilight stepped forward and began to walk towards the two brothers. Instead of speaking to them, she walked past them before stopping in the direction where Gojira walked off to.

“Twilight, what are you-?”, asked Rainbow Dash.

“I’m not entirely sure, Rainbow”, answered Twilight. “But I do know that somewhere in that forest is one of our friends who may need our help. And after what Gojira did for us…I’d say we at least owe him this.”

That small amount of convincing seemed to have a domino effect as soon Rarity stepped forward. Then Applejack, followed by Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and eventually Lisa. Rainbow Dash, however, stayed stubborn and turned away.

“Come on, RD, I know you’re upset and all, but perhaps this could be our chance to at least get some answers”, said Applejack. Rainbow Dash leaned to the side before giving Rodan a deep glare. She was taking the lie the hardest out of them all and for good reason. However, as the element of loyalty, she was unable to leave her friends hanging.

“Alright, fine”, she said while exasperating.

With that, the group made their way into the Everfree forest in hopes of finding whether it be answers, their friend, or their family member.

Somehow, almost impressively, the Everfree forest appeared even darker and spookier on Nightmare Night than it did any other day of the year. Tree branches hung in the air like skeletal hangs waiting to grab their next victim while the tall grass and plants were potentially hiding all kinds of decrepit creatures that were just waiting for nearby prey. That prey would come in the form of a group of nine ponies and one small dragon, all wearing costumes that had been damaged in some form or way; something that one of them was still hung up on.

“I can’t believe, after all of my hard work, my beautiful creations have been completely ruined because some giant dinosaur decided to make my home its playground”, said Rarity in agony.

“Well, at least Lisa’s didn’t get ruined”, said Applejack before pointing to her as she was still wearing her superhero outfit.

“Huh, what was that?”, asked Lisa. However, as she turned around, she wasn’t looking where she was going and ended up running into a tree branch that hung loosely in the air. The branch managed to pierce through the eye mask that she wore.

“Ok, guess I was wrong”, said Applejack, much to Rarity’s dismay.

“Here, do you need help?”, asked Rodan as he walked up to Lisa. The sight of the maroon pegasus caused Lisa to jerk backwards, causing her eye mask to be ripped off and hang off of the tree branch.

“Uhhh, no…I’m fine”, said Lisa before walking past Rodan. Rodan could only watch as Lisa walked away, to some degree, he could understand why. Meanwhile, Fluttershy was still on edge as she was constantly watching over her shoulder.

“Are you alright, Fluttershy?”, asked Anguirus as he tried stepping closer. However, the rose mane pegasus slightly stepped away from him.

“Oh, yes, I’m alright, just…a little nervous is all”, said Fluttershy before stepping away. Just like Rodan, Anguirus could understand her reaction. However, it hurt more knowing that he was supposed to make her feel comfortable and was now doing the opposite.

“Don’t worry, Fluttershy, if we find any other giant monster in this forest, then I have just the tactic to use against them”, said Pinkie Pie as she walked next to her.

“And what is it?”, asked Fluttershy.

“It’s easy, here, let me show you”, said Pinkie Pie.

The pink, puffy mane pony took a deep breath before letting out several panic screams. Her reaction caught Fluttershy off guard as she slightly jumped and stepped to the side, bumping into Anguirus in the process. Pinkie continued to scream and run around while shouting “monster” all the while. This method was quickly getting on the nerves of those nearby that had to listen to it.

“Pinkie, how is that helping?”, asked Rainbow Dash.

“AAAAAAAHHHHHH- it’s to help warn you when there’s a monster nearb- whoa!”

Pinkie’s panic tactic came to an end as she felt herself trip over something causing her to fall to the ground. The rest of the group noticed and ran up to her.

“Pinkie! Are you okay?”, asked Twilight.

“Okely dokely”, said Pinkie Pie as she looked at what she tripped on. “And I think I found Bigfoot, too.”

Although it could’ve been perceived as more Pinkie Pie nonsense, one glance down proved everyone that she wasn’t lying. Pinkie had tripped over a large, four-toed footprint that was about her size. While everyone marveled at the sight, Spike was left looking down at his foot before taking in how small it was in comparison. Not only that, but there was a long trail of similar footprints leading to what seemed to be a large lake. But the most eye-catching aspect was the large figure lying on the lake’s shore. Only a couple of ponies were genuinely happy to see the sight of what was hopefully the oldest Zawa brother.

“Good job, Pinkie!”, exclaimed Anguirus as he and Rodan ran towards the lake.

“You’re welcome”, replied Pinkie Pie as she acted as if it was intentional. The two brothers ran up to Gojira with the rest of the group trailing behind in awe at the sight of him.

“Holy cow, he’s huge!”, exclaimed Spike in excitement; he was the only one to express this feeling. Gojira breathed heavily as he laid on his stomach, the relaxing water acted as a relief for him after the intense battle. However, because of his relaxed state, he didn’t notice the group of ponies that were standing behind him.

“So…now what?”, asked Applejack.

“Well, we have to get his attention…somehow”, said Anguirus.

As the group waited, Spike attempted to hop off of Twilight’s back in order to get a closer look at Gojira. However, when he did so, he failed to notice the twig that was on the ground until after he landed on it. The noise created, while faint and barely noticeable to the normal pony, might as well have been a gong as Gojira’s ear twitched and his eyes shot open. He let out an animalistic grunt before slowly rising from the water. The rest of the group stared at Spike with wide eyes while he stared back, letting out a nervous laugh in the process.

“Uhh…sorry”, he said.

Whether accidental or not, it managed to get the job down as Gojira, now on his hands and knees, slowly faced the group. However, instead of the bright brown color in his eyes, they had returned to their deep orange look; something that Rodan and Anguirus failed to notice as they approached their brother.

“Hey, Goji…what’s up”, said Rodan, wearily as he stepped closer. A growl emitted from Gojira’s lips causing the rest of the group aside from the brothers to step back.

“It’s alright, it’s just Gojira”, said Anguirus. Unfortunately for him, this was quickly followed by a sharp and loud snarl that caught him completely off guard. Both he and Anguirus backed away as Gojira glared at them.

“Is it now”, remarked Rainbow Dash.

“I don’t get it, why does he not recognize us?”, asked Rodan. Only one of them could answer his question.

‘They’ve been merged for too long. If we don’t separate them soon then they could remain permanently linked.’

“Then what do we do?”, asked Rodan. Once more, him seemingly talking to himself caught the attention of the others.

‘Me and Phoenix should hopefully be able to communicate with Alpha through titan language.’

“Are you sure you want to do that? Especially in front of the others?”, asked Anguirus. Now everyone was staring at him puzzled. It seemed as though both of the brothers were talking to themselves.

“To do what?”, asked Lisa.

‘At this point, who even cares.’

Before anyone could say anything, both Rodan and Anguirus’ emblems flashed for a second. Without warning, two mist-shrouded beings with a deep maroon and light brown color sprouted from Rodan and Anguirus’ manes respectively. The rest of the group shared a loud gasp as many of them backed at the sight of the titan spirits. The spirits’ completely pale eyes stared at the group for a couple of seconds before turning toward Gojira.

“What the hay are those things!?”, exclaimed Rainbow Dash.

“They’re kaiju spirits”, said Anguirus, very nonchalantly.

“…I’m sorry, whose spirits?”, asked Rarity.

“Phoenix and Fierce, they’re good friends”, said Rodan, a little bluntly.

“Phoenix and-?…you know what, forget it”, added Rarity.

Gojira growled at the two spirits that floated toward him, his tail rose in the air before slamming into the lake surface. Despite this warning sign, both Phoenix and Fierce floated forward before they and Gojira were only a few feet apart from one another. Once close enough, the two spirits began to speak, but not in the same way they did just a few seconds earlier. Similar to Gojira, both Phoenix and Fierce began to communicate with growls, shrieks, and clicks. Surprisingly, not only did it seem that Gojira understood what they were saying, but was talking back to them. Of course, no one in the group could understand what any of them were saying, and with the spirits’ eyes being completely pale, it was incredibly difficult to tell what kind of emotion they were expressing.

However, from the looks of things, it seemed as though their pep talk was working as Gojira’s eyes eventually returned to a dull brown. The sight of which managed to relieve some tension that everyone was feeling as some of them took subtle breaths of relief. However, for the mane six, Lisa, and Spike, they were still a little on edge from the sight of the two ghost-like bodies talking to a twenty foot tall creature that could spew burning hot plasma. Suddenly, Fierce turned on a dime, causing those standing close to jump in surprise.

‘He’s alright, he’ll transform back to normal in a moment or two. However, don’t expect him to be the exact same pony.’

While it was nice to hear that his brother was still in there, Anguirus and Rodan were now faced with an even more nerve racking situation in that they weren’t entirely sure of the full effects of merging. Even though both Phoenix and Fierce made it clear that Gojira was fine, they also didn’t present much confidence over just how much he had changed during tonight’s events. Soon, both Rodan and Anguirus’ emblems flashed and their titan spirits retreated back into their manes. Gojira was now staring at the group of family and friends as he rested his head in the water. Rodan and Anguirus slowly walked to their brother, extending their hooves until they were mere inches from his snout. The rest of the group wanted to say something, Applejack even tried to step forward out of fear that Gojira may become aggressive again. However, she was stopped by Twilight who used her hoof to stop her.

“Just wait”, she whispered to Applejack.

Despite the group’s worry, Gojira gave off a relaxed purr as he felt the presence of those he was close to. Gojira closed his eyes as he felt his brother’s hooves against his snout, a small yet comforting gesture. Suddenly, without warning, Gojira’s body began to glow as his entire body became consumed by light. Rodan and Anguirus were immediately caught off guard as they took a few steps back while the others were forced to cover their eyes. The good news was that Gojira had walked out far enough to where he didn’t attract the attention of anyone nearby. Soon, the light began to die down and soon completely diminished all together, allowing everyone to open their eyes and find the giant beast that could’ve easily destroyed Ponyville in a single night, was replaced with an abnormally tall stallion lying in the water.

“Gojira!”, exclaimed both Rodan and Anguirus as they ran up to him. Thankfully, Gojira at first glance seemed to be in one piece as his body structure was mostly the same. However, perhaps the most concerning feature was the fact that he wasn’t moving nor seemed to show any signs of life. The rest of the group ran up to the brothers, all sharing similar looks of worry.

“Gojira?”, asked Rarity.

“Is he alright?”, asked Pinkie Pie.

‘His energy levels are low, it’s best to let him rest until he’s fully replenished.’

“He’s alive, but incredibly exhausted. We’ll have to take him to the hospital, just to be safe”, said Anguirus. Rodan and Anguirus managed to lift their older brother, who surprisingly felt heavier since the last time they had to carry him.

“Hold on, are we gonna ignore what just happened?”, asked Rainbow Dash. “So you’re telling me that you all have within you the ghosts of kajews-”

“Kaijus”, corrected Anguirus.

“Whatever, what I’m trying to say is, what else do we not know about you three?”, asked Rainbow Dash. “Like, can you two also transform into giant monsters? Are there more of you out there? And also, what the hay were those ghosts just now?”

“Look, we can explain everything back at our place. But first, we need to get Gojira somewhere he can rest”, said Rodan. Rainbow Dash wanted to argue some more, but she was stopped when she felt a hoof be placed on her shoulder.

“We can save our questions for later, Rainbow”, said Twilight.

“What?”, exclaimed Rainbow Dash, “but what about-”

“What’s important now is getting Gojira somewhere for him to heal, we can ask questions when we’re back in Ponyville”, added Twilight. While Rodan and Anguirus felt a little relieved, Twilight’s face quickly turned a little more stern.

“But once we do…”, she said as everyone stared at the brothers, “…tell us everything.”

And that was how the brothers’ first ever Nightmare Night ended. They each had managed to escape near death several times, their friends now knew their true identity, and the secret of the titans was out. There was no telling what would happen now, but little did they or anyone know that this was merely the stepping stone for something much bigger. Titans and kaiju alike were alive and returned to Equestria in pony’s skin.

Author's Note

Quick note: The kaiju “talking” to one another is meant to be a reference to how both Godzilla and Anguirus would communicate with one another in Godzilla vs Gigan.